Complement and compliment were originally interchangeable, but now they are supposed to be used for different things.
Compliment is the word that people are usually meaning to use. It means nice things said about someone.
ex. She gave me a compliment on how well my outfit matched.
Complement is the word that is not used so often, and is used supplement each other, adding something the others lacks.
ex. Mary's love for cooking and Alex's love of a clean house complement each other.
http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/complement.html
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Wowm I didnt't know any of that! I don't think I ever even noticed! Thanks!
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