I like your new shoes.

Meaning: This is a compliment telling someone that you like their new shoes. It's like saying, I think your new shoes look great on you.

Choice of Words: Like means to have a positive feeling about something. New means something that has recently been made or acquired. Shoes are footwear worn on the feet.

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The shoes you have on are appealing to me.

Meaning: This means that you find the shoes that the other person is wearing to be attractive or pleasing. It's like saying, I think your shoes look great on you.

Choice of Words: The refers to a specific thing, shoes are footwear, you refers to the person being spoken to, have indicates possession, on means wearing or in contact with, and are is a form of the verb to be. Appealing means attractive or pleasing. When you put them together, "The shoes you have on are appealing to me" is a more formal way of expressing appreciation.

I am fond of the footwear you recently acquired.

Meaning: This means that you have a liking for the shoes that the other person recently got. It's like saying, I really like your new shoes.

Choice of Words: I refers to the person speaking, am is a form of the verb to be, fond means having a liking for something, of indicates a connection or relationship, the refers to a specific thing, footwear is another word for shoes, you refers to the person being spoken to, recently means not long ago, and acquired means to get or come into possession of something. When you put them together, "I am fond of the footwear you recently acquired" is a very formal way of expressing appreciation.

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