Comments on: Grammar 101: Complement and Compliment http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2009/02/19/grammar-101-complement-and-compliment/ Freelance Writing, Personal Development, and Making Money with Freelance Writer Michael Kwan Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Email etiquette for students and recent grads | TalentEgg Career Incubator http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2009/02/19/grammar-101-complement-and-compliment/#comment-68432 Email etiquette for students and recent grads | TalentEgg Career Incubator Mon, 11 May 2009 16:52:17 +0000 http://btr.michaelkwan.com/?p=3666#comment-68432 [...] complement and compliment [...] [...] complement and compliment [...]

]]> By: Grammar 101: Discrete and Discreet « Beyond the Rhetoric http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2009/02/19/grammar-101-complement-and-compliment/#comment-68296 Grammar 101: Discrete and Discreet « Beyond the Rhetoric Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:46:37 +0000 http://btr.michaelkwan.com/?p=3666#comment-68296 [...] 101 posts, I’ve focused on the confusion between a pair of seemingly similar words, like compliment and complement. Today, we’re doing that again by discussing the difference between discrete and discreet. In [...] [...] 101 posts, I’ve focused on the confusion between a pair of seemingly similar words, like compliment and complement. Today, we’re doing that again by discussing the difference between discrete and discreet. In [...]

]]> By: Contest: Twitter-Up Your Grammar Skills « Beyond the Rhetoric http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2009/02/19/grammar-101-complement-and-compliment/#comment-68037 Contest: Twitter-Up Your Grammar Skills « Beyond the Rhetoric Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:26:47 +0000 http://btr.michaelkwan.com/?p=3666#comment-68037 [...] time to time, I publish a Grammar 101 post here, talking about less and fewer, compliment and complement, and other common mistakes that people make with everyday language. It seems that I’m not the [...] [...] time to time, I publish a Grammar 101 post here, talking about less and fewer, compliment and complement, and other common mistakes that people make with everyday language. It seems that I’m not the [...]

]]> By: Rachel Randolph http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2009/02/19/grammar-101-complement-and-compliment/#comment-67736 Rachel Randolph Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:53:06 +0000 http://btr.michaelkwan.com/?p=3666#comment-67736 Nick- Michael did take me up on the offer. I'm sending a give-a-away copy for a contest, too. Some lucky reader in need of a grammar refresher will be getting a copy. Good luck! Nick-

Michael did take me up on the offer. I’m sending a give-a-away copy for a contest, too. Some lucky reader in need of a grammar refresher will be getting a copy. Good luck!

]]> By: Chris Jacobson http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2009/02/19/grammar-101-complement-and-compliment/#comment-67635 Chris Jacobson Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:05:11 +0000 http://btr.michaelkwan.com/?p=3666#comment-67635 Go with a cartoon character or something like Tyler Cruz. Those seem to be popular. :p Go with a cartoon character or something like Tyler Cruz. Those seem to be popular. :p

]]> By: Chris Jacobson http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2009/02/19/grammar-101-complement-and-compliment/#comment-67634 Chris Jacobson Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:04:40 +0000 http://btr.michaelkwan.com/?p=3666#comment-67634 If not Firefox, then perhaps WordPress can have a grammar checker that you can turn on/off depending on your needs. If not Firefox, then perhaps WordPress can have a grammar checker that you can turn on/off depending on your needs.

]]> By: Chris Jacobson http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2009/02/19/grammar-101-complement-and-compliment/#comment-67633 Chris Jacobson Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:04:04 +0000 http://btr.michaelkwan.com/?p=3666#comment-67633 I think the conclusion is that dot com moguls are too busy making money to think about spelling/grammar. I think the conclusion is that dot com moguls are too busy making money to think about spelling/grammar.

]]> By: Nick http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2009/02/19/grammar-101-complement-and-compliment/#comment-67621 Nick Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:36:08 +0000 http://btr.michaelkwan.com/?p=3666#comment-67621 For me it's usually the opposite where I re-read a post and can't believe I wrote it because it's better than I think I can normally do :) For me it’s usually the opposite where I re-read a post and can’t believe I wrote it because it’s better than I think I can normally do :)

]]> By: Chris Jacobson http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2009/02/19/grammar-101-complement-and-compliment/#comment-67581 Chris Jacobson Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:27:02 +0000 http://btr.michaelkwan.com/?p=3666#comment-67581 Same with me. I often re-read some older posts and find myself to be embarrassed with either the spelling or grammar. Although my readers don't regularly let me know of the mistakes in the comments. Or maybe it's because they didn't notice them either. :) Same with me. I often re-read some older posts and find myself to be embarrassed with either the spelling or grammar. Although my readers don’t regularly let me know of the mistakes in the comments. Or maybe it’s because they didn’t notice them either. :)

]]> By: Nick http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2009/02/19/grammar-101-complement-and-compliment/#comment-67576 Nick Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:02:38 +0000 http://btr.michaelkwan.com/?p=3666#comment-67576 That would be pretty cool if the grammar checker were built in. Then you really wouldn't have to do the whole copy/paste thing. To some extent it depends on the post, but most of the time I compose them in a word processor and copy/paste them into the Dashboard anyway...I like that method better than saving drafts of posts I'm working on. That would be pretty cool if the grammar checker were built in. Then you really wouldn’t have to do the whole copy/paste thing.

To some extent it depends on the post, but most of the time I compose them in a word processor and copy/paste them into the Dashboard anyway…I like that method better than saving drafts of posts I’m working on.

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