Real-life examples: Managers often want (or pretend to want) comments from their staff when looking for feedback about something. When people chat, they often share comments about many topics, such as sports, the weather, or politics. A backseat driver delivers unwanted comments about another person’s driving abilities.
Used in a sentence: The contractor listened to the owner’s comments about what the new house should look like.

Comment is used to mean to make observations or remarks. This sense often takes the form of “to comment on.”\n

Used in a sentence: The company didn’t want to comment on the scandal.

Comment also refers to a reply posted by a user in response to content on the internet. These replies are often listed in the comments section of an article, blog post, or video. Websites may not allow users to post comments if they think a topic is controversial.\n

Real-life examples: News websites and YouTube videos allow users to post comments. Most websites will ban or suspend users who post especially profane or offensive comments.
Used in a sentence: The video resulted in a lot of supportive comments from fans.

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