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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by hhjinks on Saturday May 06, 2023 @10:44AM (#35841847)
Simplifying the language, so that non-native speakers can understand it, does not make the text better. That's a wild assertion. Worse yet, Simple English Wikipedia exists for that exact purpose.
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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by ttiurani on Sunday May 07, 2023 @03:51AM (#35848933)
I agree and that's why I referred to "the edited sentences" and not English in general.
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