On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 6:53 AM, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote: > On Tue, 4 Feb 2014 00:07:25 -0500 > "E. Ward" <eward...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear Brilliant OOers, >> >> About comprise. >> >> You write, "is comprised of six personal productivity applications" >> >> Actually, it's, "six personal productivity application comprise OO." >> >> That is, the smaller comprise the larger. Everyone get it wrong - all the >> time . . . except . . . >> >> I'm about to try OO - am an old (literally) Word user. Eager to exploit OO >> to its fullest, or would that be to my fullest? >> Thank you, EWard > > > Even simpler is to say "OpenOffice comprises six personal productivity > applications" >
The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, gives the passive used "comprised of", meaning "to be composed of, to consist of", attested back to 1874. So there is nothing incorrect about the current wording. To my ears it sounds more natural than your version. I wonder if this is an American/British usage difference? Regards, -Rob > > -- > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
