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On 2014 Jun 23, at 16:08, Ian McIntosh wrote: > Standards and most technical documents should entirely avoid any use of "comprise", since it has two meanings that are almost opposites. One is that the parts comprise the whole, the other is that the whole comprises the parts. Words that have been corrupted into their opposites should be abandoned. Using them compromises clarity. The meaning *is* defined, in §1.5. John Pryce