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Gripe of the Day (3)
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13/06/2005 10:10:47
 
 
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Gripe of the Day (3)
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"Comprising" being mistaken for "composing" and used in the in a similar way.
e.g.

"The team comprises of eleven men" rather than "The team is composed of eleven men" or "The team comprises eleven men"

I've even heard the infallible and omniscient Anne (Weakest Link) Robinson use it thus.



THIS IS MY PET HATE:
The use of apostrophes for plurals and, now I'm seeing more and more, third person singular verbs.
e.g.

"Tea's and coffees served all day" (and note it's not consistant. Why should "Tea" have it but not "coffee"?)
"he like's what he sees" (again - inconsistant)

Terry
- Whoever said that women are the weaker sex never tried to wrest the bedclothes off one in the middle of the night
- Worry is the interest you pay, in advance, for a loan that you may never need to take out.
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