How I know I am pedantic: This morning I was trying to decide which Drupal book to order. Looked at sample chapters online for a couple of books. Picked the one which used "comprise" correctly on the first page.
That's not the only reason to get this book; I probably would have ordered this one anyway. But it was definitely a deciding factor. Misuse of "comprise" annoys me to no end because people often use the word when they're trying to sound formal and educated. And then they get it wrong! It's better to speak normally than to misuse ten dollar words in a misguided attempt to sound intellectual.
ps: if you're not sure whether you use "comprise" correctly: put "comprise" in a sentence and then substitute "include." If the sentence still makes sense, then you got it right. People misuse "comprise" as a synonym for "compose" but it really isn't at all. The parts compose the whole; the whole comprises the parts.
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