Compliment vs Complement “Wow, you ran a great meeting today!” Was that a Compliment or a Complement? (It was a compliment.) Spoken, both words sound the same: “KAHM-pluh-munt” In writing, however, “compliment” has an “i” in the middle, and complement has an “e.”...
Are vs Our Have you ever wondered why native English speakers say the word “our” as if it were “are”? Many non-native English speakers are taught to pronounce the word OUR as a 2-syllable word, pronounced like “OW-er” (or “hour”). Native speakers know that saying...