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Re: Blow (to Kat)

• Posted by CK Lester <cklester at yahoo.com> Mar 02, 2001
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No, these words are "homonyms." They sound the same but have different
meanings.

complement
compliment

One is a "comment of praise," the other is a "companion."

P.S. Is "homonyms" the right word? 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Bensler" <bensler at mailops.com>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 2:38 PM
Subject: RE: Blow (to Kat)


> Come now..
>
>    That's like saying you mispelled 'centre', it should be 'center'
> Depends who you are and where you come from. You say Zee, I say Zed.
> Same thing. Not the same thing as 'misspeling werds'
>
> Chris
>
> Jim Duffy wrote:
> > Kat,
> >
> > No slaps intended, but you mispelled compliment.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > Kat wrote:
> > >
> > > On 1 Mar 2001, at 23:50, Rolf Schroeder wrote:
> > >
> > > > Kat wrote:
> > > > > ...
> > > > > 1) learn to spell as well as Rolf
> > > > > ...
> > > >
> > > > Kat, could you explain this to me?
> > >
> > > Ok, you spell english words far better than willabamm, and you
probably
> > > didn't have
> > > the burden of growing up in a usa school system. It's no wonder he
can't
> > > look up words
> > > in a dictionary or help file, if he can't spell the words he wants to
> > > look up! I made a left-
> > > handed complement to you, and a right-handed slap at his spelling.
> > >
> > > > Thanks, Rolf
> > >
> > > <curtsey>
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> >
> >
>