Comments on: Comprise versus compose http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/ Grammar, word nerds, and the editorial way. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:43:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Lee http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/#comment-5795 Lee Thu, 21 May 2009 05:34:23 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/#comment-5795 According to the Merriam-Webster's online, this usage of comprise is *not* incorrect. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprise According to the Merriam-Webster’s online, this usage of comprise is *not* incorrect.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprise

]]> By: Neil C http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/#comment-5709 Neil C Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:58:33 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/#comment-5709 I thought I was the only person on planet earth left to know that nothing is ever "comprised of" anything. Thank you! I thought I was the only person on planet earth left to know that nothing is ever “comprised of” anything. Thank you!

]]> By: mightyredpen http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/#comment-3969 mightyredpen Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:46:45 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/#comment-3969 Hi Sharkbait, Yes, you're right: "comprised of" is incorrect. I edited this particular sentence to say "The sample is composed of 50 10th grade sections" but it could also have been correctly changed to "The sample comprises 50 10th grade sections." Hi Sharkbait, Yes, you’re right: “comprised of” is incorrect. I edited this particular sentence to say “The sample is composed of 50 10th grade sections” but it could also have been correctly changed to “The sample comprises 50 10th grade sections.”

]]> By: Sharkbait http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/#comment-3968 Sharkbait Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:57:12 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/#comment-3968 What still isn't clear to me is whether "comprised" is simply the wrong word to use in the first example, or if it was wrong because it was followed by "of". Would the sentence be correct if it were "The sample ... comprises 50 10th grade sections"? What still isn’t clear to me is whether “comprised” is simply the wrong word to use in the first example, or if it was wrong because it was followed by “of”. Would the sentence be correct if it were “The sample … comprises 50 10th grade sections”?

]]> By: mightyredpen http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/#comment-3938 mightyredpen Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:09:01 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/#comment-3938 [snort] Nicely done, Moley. [snort] Nicely done, Moley.

]]> By: Molie http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/#comment-3936 Molie Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:27:43 +0000 http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/comprise-versus-compose/#comment-3936 Now that the fits of laughter have died down and I've composed myself, the only reason I have Dune in my book collection is because I borrowed it from you. Now that the fits of laughter have died down and I’ve composed myself, the only reason I have Dune in my book collection is because I borrowed it from you.

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