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Take this quiz to see if you really know the difference between “compliment” and “complement"!

Question 1 of 11

“Compliment” and “complement” had a shared meaning a long time ago, but today they are no longer interchangeable.

First recorded in 1905–10

Her shots of these horses are lovely, but come too close to picture-postcard animal aesthetics for my liking.
Sleeping Titans|Blake Gopnik|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The picture-postcard, as an educative and refining influence, has left an abiding mark upon the youth of the present day.
The Lighter Side of School Life|Ian Hay
Mr. Burrowes with growing excitement felt in his breast-pocket and produced a picture-postcard, which he thrust into her hand.
The Adventures of Sally|P. G. Wodehouse
It was painfully amusing to him to see Matildas face in the picture-postcard shops.
Old Mole|Gilbert Cannan

Not so very long afterwards Adela and I had a honeymoon, followed by a picture-postcard from Herbert.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 152, January 24, 1917|Various
I've been in the foc'sle and there ain't so much as a photo nor a picture-postcard nailed up.
Captain Calamity|Rolf Bennett