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20.9. Moderators' Pet - Christine V's Task: Share Appreciation

March 1 is World Compliment Day! According to Holidays Calendar, giving compliments can spark creativity, inspire good will, and build trust between coworkers. Receiving an unexpected compliment can make anyone smile.

Thesaurus.com lists the following synonyms for the verb “compliment:” praise, flatter, applaud, cajole, commend, congratulate, endorse, extol, laud, acclaim, adulate, celebrate, charm, cheer, commemorate, eulogize, exalt, felicitate, glorify, hail, honor, magnify, please, recommend, salute, sanction, satisfy, soothe, toast, worship, butter up, fawn upon, give bouquet, hand it to, ingratiate oneself with, kudize, make much of, panegyrize, pat on the back, pay respects, pay tribute to, puff up, roose, sing praises of, speak highly of, take off hat to, trade last, wish joy to.

For this task, read a book where any single word of four letters or more from "compliment" and its listed synonyms can be found intact in the title (subtitles excluded).

REQUIRED: State the target word from the list that you are using.

Examples: Congratulate the Devil (target word: congratulate); In the Time of the Butterflies (target word: butter); Three Wishes (target word: wish), The Left Hand of Darkness (target word: hand)

Optional activity: Surprise someone with a sincere compliment and make their day!

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Is “with” an acceptable target word (from “ingratiate oneself with “) or is that not in the spirit of the task?

Emily wrote: "Is “with” an acceptable target word (from “ingratiate oneself with “) or is that not in the spirit of the task?"

"With" is acceptable. Any word on the list of 4 letters or more will work.

Will you accept alternate spelling?

A Principle of Honour for "honor"

Julia wrote: "Will you accept alternate spelling?

A Principle of Honour for "honor""

Sorry, no, words must match the list exactly.

I am a little confused. Can the word like Honour be split into more than one word of the title?

Ana wrote: "I am a little confused. Can the word like Honour be split into more than one word of the title?"

No, the listed word you choose must be found intact, with no variations in spelling or additional spaces within the word. "Honour" would not work because that exact spelling is not on the list, but "Honor" would work because that exact spelling IS on the list. Whatever word you pick must be found exactly as listed and intact in the title. It could be part of a compound word as long as the listed word is intact, so for example, a title containing the word "honorable" would work.

Hope this helps.

Is it ok if the word is part of a larger word, but changes the meaning? For example, if my target word is sing, can I use a title with a word in it like missing? It's not a compound word like your example of butterflies for butter, but it is intact within a single word, so I just wanted to be sure!

Jessica wrote: "Is it ok if the word is part of a larger word, but changes the meaning? For example, if my target word is sing, can I use a title with a word in it like missing? It's not a compound word like your ..."

Yes, your example of "sing" being found intact in the word "missing" would work.