On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 5:43 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:
> 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
>
The current wording "comprised of" sounds better to me also. But, it could
be a cultural usage difference as you point out.
>
> >
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> > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie>
> >
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