On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 6:15 PM, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <and...@pitonyak.org> wrote: > This should probably be directed to the documentation project. Off hand, I > would say that we could benefit from your knowledge. > > d...@openoffice.apache.org > > Although I agree that we should not purposely incorporate incorrect word use > in our documents, my primary concern is that it is understood. That said: > > If I read this correctly, then the whole comprises the parts: > > http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprise > > These two examples are provided: > > "The play comprises three acts" and "a vast installation, comprising fifty > buildings" > > The Elements of Style 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, which is comprised of, the best I > could find is probably best summarized by the Oxford, which stated that the > usage is strongly opposed by some and unobjectionable by many. > > My opinion is that my knowledge of grammar and word usage is poor, so, I may > be writing falsehoods, but, this feels to me like "comprised of" is a > passive statement rather than an active statement... and I generally strive > to use active voice because it just seems to read "better" (what ever that > means). >
The subject ought to be OpenOffice. In this context it would not make sense to do otherwise. So if we want to change, maybe something like "Apache OpenOffice consists of..." or "Apache OpenOffice includes..." or "Apache OpenOffice is a suite of..." -Rob > > > > > On 02/04/2014 12:04 AM, E. Ward 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 >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Andrew Pitonyak > My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt > Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
