Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of”
by vehemenz on Saturday May 06, 2023 @05:48PM
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> Would that make it correct? Nonsense.
Why not? Plenty of English words evolved this way. What's the problem exactly?
In linguistic terms, "comprised of" in English is commonly accepted and understood, and usage almost always overrides "logic" or other rules and regularities in the language.
Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of”
by inimino on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @04:22AM
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Every time it happens it gets harder for the next generation to read Shakespeare. Just because something has changed a lot is not an argument for changing it more.
Why not? Plenty of English words evolved this way. What's the problem exactly?
In linguistic terms, "comprised of" in English is commonly accepted and understood, and usage almost always overrides "logic" or other rules and regularities in the language.