Using Words Correctly 2

Make sure you correctly use these commonly confused words:

• among, between: Among refers to more than two people or things. Between refers to two people or things.

  I started a chat conversation between Charise and myself.

  Then I added Claire so that we could talk among the three of us.

• complement, compliment: Complement means to "complete something else." Compliment means to "offer praise."

  Charise's photos were a nice complement to the story I wrote for the school website.

  I also complimented Claire's excellent web design on the project.