Rob Weir wrote:
So if we want to change, maybe something like
"Apache OpenOffice consists of..." or "Apache OpenOffice includes..."
or "Apache OpenOffice is a suite of..."
Both "includes" and "consists of" seem easier to understand fo
'embrace.' A zoo comprises mammals, reptiles
>> and birds (because it 'embraces' or 'includes' them.
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>> See here:
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>> https://suite101.com/a/how-to-use-the-word-comprise-a95355
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>> If we finally get to your primary
r 'includes' them.
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> See here:
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> https://suite101.com/a/how-to-use-the-word-comprise-a95355
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> If we finally get to your primary concern, which is comprised of, the best I
> could find is probably best summarized by the Oxford, which stated that the
> usage is
e states :
comprise" means, "literally, 'embrace.' A zoo comprises mammals,
reptiles and birds (because it 'embraces' or 'includes' them.
See here:
https://suite101.com/a/how-to-use-the-word-comprise-a95355
If we finally get to your primary concern, wh
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
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