Randall S. Becker wrote: > On December 24, 2020 1:36 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > > Christian Couder <christian.couder@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > > >> Most of the suggestions below are found by GMail. > > >> > > >> On Thu, Dec 24, 2020 at 12:08 AM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > >>> > > >>> A release candidate Git v2.30.0-rc2 is now available for testing at > > >>> the usual places. It is comprised of 19 non-merge commits since > > >> > > >> Maybe: s/is comprised of/comprises/ > > > > > > Funny. > > > > > > I do recall somebody else (perhaps Peff but I may be misremembering) > > > helped me grammofixing the use of verb "comprise" in the sentence when > > > I started listing the names of commit authors back in v2.3.3 or > > > v2.4.0 era. Perhaps I failed to follow the advice given? I dunno. > > NonStop test cycle in progress on both platforms. > > And "comprises" is considered correct as the present tense according to > Merriam-Webster. "Is comprised of" is more formal and tends to get edited > down to "comprises" by current grammar checkers to reduce use of the passive > form of verbs that pervades technical documents and thesis papers. Techically it's wrong [1]: "The whole comprises the parts; thus is comprised of is wrong." But many people use it, so it's not *that* wrong. [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/can-you-use-comprised-of-grammar -- Felipe Contreras
