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		<title>Ewe butter be careful</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 18:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Elder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m here today to warn you of the dangers of your computer&#8217;s spell checker.  Don&#8217;t get me wrong, it&#8217;s a good tool when used to complement (not compliment &#8211; I&#8217;ll get to that in a minute) a thorough proofreading.  It becomes dangerous, however, when people rely on it solely to check the accuracy of a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m here today to warn you of the dangers of your computer&#8217;s spell checker.  Don&#8217;t get me wrong, it&#8217;s a good tool when used to complement (not compliment &#8211; I&#8217;ll get to that in a minute) a thorough proofreading.  It becomes dangerous, however, when people rely on it solely to check the accuracy of a document as evidenced by this poem by an anonymous author:</p>
<p align="center"><strong>Human Brain Not Yet Obsolete</strong></p>
<p align="center">I have a spelling checker.</p>
<p align="center">It came with my PC.</p>
<p align="center">It plainly marks for my revue</p>
<p align="center">Mistakes I cannot sea.</p>
<p align="center">I&#8217;ve run this poem threw it,</p>
<p align="center">I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re pleased too no.</p>
<p align="center">Its letter perfect in its weigh,</p>
<p align="center">My checker tolled me sew.</p>
<p>Now, about <em>complement</em> and <em>compliment</em>, easily two of the most confused words in the English language.  <em>Complement </em>means &#8220;something that completes or brings to perfection&#8221; (&#8220;That tie really complements your outfit.&#8221;).  <em>Compliment </em>means &#8220;an expression of courtesy or praise&#8221; (&#8220;That&#8217;s a really nice tie.&#8221;).</p>
<p>One way to help you remember:  when using <em>complement </em>with an &#8220;e&#8221;, make sure that it is describing something that is <strong>e</strong>nhancing something else.   And then people will compliment you on your writing skill.</p>
<p>Have a grate day!</p>
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