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Rishonly Posted 20 years ago
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Yet compensated.

0She has a long history of launching successful banking products, and of hiring people who have complemented her strengths, yet compensated for her weaknesses.02br
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02font 02br 02br 00She hired talented and skillful people who complemented her already strong areas. But at the same time, they were able to cover up or make up for her weak areas. They did not act in an arrogant way or cause other trouble when they found out that in certain areas they were more competent than her.

— Danyoo

  • 02font 02br 02br 00She hired talented and skillful people who complemented her already strong areas.
  • But at the same time, they were able to cover up or make up for her weak areas.
  • They did not act in an arrogant way or cause other trouble when they found out that in certain areas they were more competent than her.
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1font00So, "compensate" , here, implies "cover up" or "make up". Right?02font02br
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00Yes, it does. #1 definition from dictionary.com for 'compensate' applies here, which says: To offset; counterbalance. 0-
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00She has a long history of launching successful banking products, and of hiring people who have complemented her strengths, yet compensated for her weaknesses.12blockquote
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1font01i00yet02i00 introduces contrast. But 1. and 2. above are not a contrast. There's something strange about this sentence.02br
00I would have said: 01i00She has a long history of ... and of hiring people who have (BOTH) complemented her strengths AND compensated for her weaknesses.02i02br
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0 Yes. Perhaps you could make that argument. You're taking "compensated" to mean "generously compensated", I suppose! It turns out that it was not at all the first interpretation that came to mind when I read it, however. Maybe I need to meet more generous people!02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10Yes. Perhaps you could make that argument. You're taking "compensated" to mean "generously compensated", I suppose! It turns out that it was not at all the first interpretation that came to mind when I read it, however. Maybe I need to meet more generous people!12br
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