Comments on: Accepting Complements http://www.dailywritingtips.com/do-you-accept-my-complement/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Dirk http://www.dailywritingtips.com/do-you-accept-my-complement/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Dirk Sun, 01 Jul 2007 10:51:15 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/do-you-accept-my-complement/#comment-345 Not to be pedantic, but your title should either have both words wrong (to indicate a "joke"), or both words correct (as one would suspect). An example of someone accepting a complement would be when I gave my prom date a corsage that matched her dress. She accepted my compliment when I told her she looked stunning. To really reach, excepting a complement would be if my work had a "no matching shoes and belt" policy, except for the janitor. If there was a "no praise" policy, then allowing one to say, "good job" once would be an example of a compliment exception. Except for the title of this article, I think this website is full of helpful advice for the aspiring English writer. Please edit the title to reflect either humor or concise-ness, your credibility suffers greatly when your title contradicts your following article. Not to be pedantic, but your title should either have both words wrong (to indicate a “joke”), or both words correct (as one would suspect).

An example of someone accepting a complement would be when I gave my prom date a corsage that matched her dress. She accepted my compliment when I told her she looked stunning.

To really reach, excepting a complement would be if my work had a “no matching shoes and belt” policy, except for the janitor. If there was a “no praise” policy, then allowing one to say, “good job” once would be an example of a compliment exception.

Except for the title of this article, I think this website is full of helpful advice for the aspiring English writer. Please edit the title to reflect either humor or concise-ness, your credibility suffers greatly when your title contradicts your following article.

]]> By: Light & Dark http://www.dailywritingtips.com/do-you-accept-my-complement/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Light & Dark Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:15:09 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/do-you-accept-my-complement/#comment-300 Mary, your answer regarding affect and effect doesn't really tell the whole story. In typical usage, you're correct, but affect can definitely also be used as noun, and effect can be used as a verb as well. Paul Mary, your answer regarding affect and effect doesn’t really tell the whole story. In typical usage, you’re correct, but affect can definitely also be used as noun, and effect can be used as a verb as well.

Paul

]]> By: Mary http://www.dailywritingtips.com/do-you-accept-my-complement/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Mary Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:28:34 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/do-you-accept-my-complement/#comment-160 Afshan - A dictionary is where you look up meanings, or definitions, of a word. A thesaurus doesn't give definitions. You use a thesaurus when you are trying to find another word to convey your meaning. When you look up a particular word in a thesaurus, you will find suggestions of other words with similar meanings. Does this help? Afshan -

A dictionary is where you look up meanings, or definitions, of a word.

A thesaurus doesn’t give definitions. You use a thesaurus when you are trying to find another word to convey your meaning. When you look up a particular word in a thesaurus, you will find suggestions of other words with similar meanings.

Does this help?

]]> By: Afshan Khan http://www.dailywritingtips.com/do-you-accept-my-complement/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Afshan Khan Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:56:43 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/do-you-accept-my-complement/#comment-159 Hi Mary, Can you help me know the difference between dictionary and thesaurus ? Thanks, Hi Mary,

Can you help me know the difference between dictionary and thesaurus ?

Thanks,

]]> By: Russ Swan http://www.dailywritingtips.com/do-you-accept-my-complement/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Russ Swan Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:13:01 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/do-you-accept-my-complement/#comment-94 In British usage at least, one effects change at an organisation. Those changes may (will) affect the organisation and its people, but they are effected by the executive responsible. In British usage at least, one effects change at an organisation. Those changes may (will) affect the organisation and its people, but they are effected by the executive responsible.

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