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On 7/19/2026 12:15 AM, Paul wrote:

I think you should be congratulating the poster,
on a job well done.

You don't usually "congratulate" someone's
effort, but thank him/her. Or you can
use that finger salute.

If someone's effort earned an award, you
then congratulate him/her. You can
however use the same finger salute. :)

CONGRATULATE in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/congratulate>

good job thrumb - Google uELo#i <https://www.google.com/search?q=good+job+thrumb>

when to use congratulate - Google uELo#i <https://www.google.com/search?q=when+to+use+congratulate>
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