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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by cryptonector on Sunday May 07, 2023 @09:14PM (#35857100)
> The prohibitions on ending a sentence with a preposition, “less” before a count noun, etc. are all made up out of thin air.

Yes, as is not splitting infinitives. All nonsense. But "comprised of" is not nonsense. "Irregardless" is wrong". Etc. Not all prescriptions are nonsense.

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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by canjobear on Monday May 08, 2023 @11:21AM (#35862587)
The usage dates to 1704.
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Re:Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of” by cryptonector on Monday May 08, 2023 @12:50PM (#35863899)
Of what?
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