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::At any rate, comprised vs composed is a very small difference (if any). So yes, it would not be advisable to try to change it everywhere. Thanks. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 23:37, 30 May 2015 (UTC) | ::At any rate, comprised vs composed is a very small difference (if any). So yes, it would not be advisable to try to change it everywhere. Thanks. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 23:37, 30 May 2015 (UTC) | ||
:::Just because some dictionaries contain "comprised of" it doesn't then make it appropriate because the purpose of a dictionary is to tell you what people mean when they say something and not what is acceptable/correct and the two ones you gave have usage notes advising against using "comprised of". The problem ShinyGiratina raised should be used as a basis to not use "comprised of" as at least if an alternative is used like "composed of" or "comprising" it would avoid this issue. The user ForceFire however thinks that "comprised of" is better because it "flows" the best, this is not a reason to use this as "could of" flows better (in my opinion) than "could have" and many people probably use the former, but this would get dismissed as "incorrect" English. If "could of" is not acceptable then why is "comprised of"? If dictionaries have usage notes that tell you to avoid using "comprised of" then is it used on this wiki?[[User:Ratchet and Clank 1995|Ratchet and Clank 1995]] ([[User talk:Ratchet and Clank 1995|talk]]) 21:37, 4 October 2015 (UTC) | :::Just because some dictionaries contain "comprised of" it doesn't then make it appropriate because the purpose of a dictionary is to tell you what people mean when they say something and not what is acceptable/correct and the two ones you gave have usage notes advising against using "comprised of". The problem ShinyGiratina raised should be used as a basis to not use "comprised of" as at least if an alternative is used like "composed of" or "comprising" it would avoid this issue. The user ForceFire however thinks that "comprised of" is better because it "flows" the best, this is not a reason to use this as "could of" flows better (in my opinion) than "could have" and many people probably use the former, but this would get dismissed as "incorrect" English. If "could of" is not acceptable then why is "comprised of"? If dictionaries have usage notes that tell you to avoid using "comprised of" then is it used on this wiki?[[User:Ratchet and Clank 1995|Ratchet and Clank 1995]] ([[User talk:Ratchet and Clank 1995|talk]]) 21:37, 4 October 2015 (UTC) | ||
::::"Could of" is not the same. "Could of"/"Could've" is basically a homophone like write/right, too/to/two, and their/there/they're. I.e., when spoken, it doesn't matter which you think you're saying ("could of" or "could've"), but if you write it, there is absolutely a right and wrong form. No amount of "opinion" can change that, unlike comprised/composed. (Particularly, "could have [verb]" is a very specific form, and there is simply '''no way''' to substitute a preposition like "of" into the middle of that; by contrast, "composed" and "comprised" are both just verbs, and so all you can do is quibble about the exact meaning of each (or maybe some other characteristic I don't know how to name).) [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 22:06, 4 October 2015 (UTC) | |||