Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Complimentary, complementary

compliment - praise, being nice
full complement - total (matching) group, being part of something
complimentary - saying nice things, praise, being nice to somebody is giving something free
free (included in the price). You pay somebody a compliment. Notice the I in the middle as in praise.

complementary - completes, adds, match, separate, notice the e twice, as well as the a in both words, the full complement or set, tablecloth and napkins, part of the package


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