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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by lolinder on Saturday May 06, 2023 @12:20PM (#35842786)
I'm pretty sure it's a joke: those were better alternatives but they're equally valid now and it's time for the author to let the language change and move on.
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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by bluepod4 on Saturday May 06, 2023 @12:35PM (#35842930)
Yeah, I see that now. Instead of italicizing the word “were” to place emphasis like you did, OP italicized most of the quote and not the word that needed emphasis. Ha.

For this reason, I thought his “ATM clout” statement meant the opposite of what he meant.

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