Part of an eternal series. New content keeps showing up.
This week I noticed several misspellings of compliment/complement. A quick note to clear the air. The confusion is the middle vowel.
When someone says you look fabulous today, they are giving you a compliment (with an i). Say “thank you.” And by the way, you do look fabulous today!
When something is free, it is complimentary.
When something goes well with something else, it is a complement, or is complementary. Mustard perfectly complements a hot dog. Red and green are complementary (opposite) colors. Social media is a great complement to traditional marketing platforms.
If you’re looking for a longer article to complement this short post – try Oxford Dictionaries.
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Kim Schlossberg created Kim Schlossberg Designs to help businesses and non-profits refine their messages and get them out to the right audience, in a clear, consistent, and integrated way. She provides strategic planning, execution and coordination of marketing, branding, and design by developing a deep understanding of clients’ businesses and their goals, and serves as a trusted advisor to help them grow their businesses and brand. Kim speaks to business and non-profit groups about marketing and related topics, and publishes a well-received (but slightly irregular) newsletter.
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