Worst case, I can always compliment the choice of typeface.
"I always complimented her on her style," she said.
Me: That's funny, men always compliment my hair when it's straight, and women always compliment it when it's curly.
People always compliment me on being a great crusader, and I always wince at that.
"You bash, barge and hurt, but at the end you always compliment your opponent.
He always complimented her on her beautiful teeth, which she liked to hear.
"When I was younger, I didn't always compliment my opponent," Venus said.
"And he always complimented me on how beautiful he thought I looked.
"Right away, people try to get next to you, close to you, trying to do things for you, always complimenting you," she said.
"And when I played gospel songs, people would always compliment me, pat me on the head and say, 'That's great son, keep it up.' But no money.
To humanise or not to humanise, that was the sticking point: Hitler was kind to his secretaries, loved his dog, Blondi, and always complimented the cook, but y'know … there was all that other stuff.
