Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of”
by spondylosaurus on Saturday May 06, 2023 @02:55PM
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Thank you for taking a stand against the ever-encroaching scourge of "utilize." That one bugs me almost as much as "in order to" does. (Just say "to"!)
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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of”
by leephillips on Saturday May 06, 2023 @03:49PM
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“in order to” and “to” have different shades of meaning, and sometimes different meanings entirely (although I guess you’re right that most instances of the first can be replaced by the second).
Think about
“I walk to work.”
and
“I walk in order to work.”
Close, but not quite the same.