Free gift compliments
The term compliment is often used with free gifts. In (1), diners in a restaurant receive a free drink from the waiter, and in (2) the speaker PS22G reads the dedication written by the author of a book that Ivy had received a long time ago. And (3), which is taken from a television newsscript, indicates the sponsor of the first prize for a competition.
(1) | "Monsieur, mademoiselle, with the compliments of the restaurant. I think you celebrate today, yes?" (BNC ACE 267-8) |
(2) | PS22G: to Miss Ivy NAME Ivy: That was my name <unclear> I married. PS22G: with compliments and kind regards, Robert Samuel NAME (BNC HDJ 259-61; “NAME” stands for an anonymized last name) |
(3) | we've one winner already ... and they'll be on their way to Aintree tomorrow compliments of the Central South GrandNational Competition (BNC K1K 1434) |
These compliments shall not be investigated further in this paper.
For other types of compliments see: