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There wasn't a full moon on Halloween, but you might have glimpsed one earlier this week. Either way, you don't capitalize "moon," or "sun," for that matter. That was the first of the errors in last week's quiz. Here's the sentence again: "The full Moon was the perfect compliment to their night of trick or treating." So how many did you spot? For most of you, it was three, the same number we counted. The other two were "compliment," which should be complement, and "trick or treating," which needed hyphens. So the correct sentence is: "The full moon was the perfect complement to their night of trick-or-treating." We haven't done a newsletter on "compliment" vs. "complement" before, so here's a quick lesson: "Complement" means to make better or complete: "That jacket complements your outfit." Meanwhile, "compliment" means praise or courtesy: "She smiled and thanked him for the compliment." Of course, this newsletter wouldn't be complete without this week's quiz:
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