What should I use: 'composed of' or 'composed from'?
2012年2月5日 · Composed of is standard from my experience. Composed from is generally only used when the from is a preposition, not a phrasal verb particle, e.g. His works were composed from 1885-1924, or when there is some other such contextual situation. –
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Dec 15, 2008. #2. A piece of music is composed by its author; a team is composed of a number of people. LwyrFirat. Not open for further replies.
"Compose" and "comprise" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2012年10月25日 · If we compare relative use of passive constructions of “composed” and “comprised”, we see that this disputed usage is rapidly approaching parity of usage with the recommended replacement: It does appear that the new sense of “comprise” is an inexorable change in the language. Whether or not you want to use is up to you—now that ...
'Calm, cool and collective' vs 'calm, cool and collected'
Calm. Cool and Collected. A phrase used when someone is in a situation where they feel completly relaxed, totally composed, and are sure of themselves, or in control.Collective is a group of things, names etc. put together usually by members of a group. Most likely a typo or not hearing the word "collected" thinking it to be "collective"
"made of" vs "made up of" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2013年6月19日 · 1. X is made of/from Y. The table is made of wood. X is made up of Y's (Plural). Made of is used in the sense composed of one material or one thing. Made up of is used in the sense composed of several things. Examples: This machine is made up of several electronics components. The board is made up of all the presidents of the world.
A semi-colon before a "comprised of" list, or a new sentence?
2019年4月12日 · "Comprised of" is non-standard usage; "composed of" is preferred. When introducing a list with a colon, it's common to separate the subsequent list items with a semicolon or to format the list items as bulleted phrases (though this is far less common). The service is composed of two parts: detailed tracking; and logging.
"Consist in" vs. "consist of" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Consist of means to be composed or made up of, while consist in means: To have the thing mentioned as the only or most important part. Tolerance consists in respecting other people’s opinions. Share. Improve this answer. edited Mar 19, 2012 at 0:59. answered Mar 19, 2012 at 0:53. Daniel. 57.8k 76 261 381.
Correct use of "consist" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Consist of means "be composed or made up of". The NOAD reports three different meanings of consist, but the verb is always used with a preposition: consist of, consist in, consist with. The exhibition consists of 180 drawings. His duties consist in taking the condition of the barometer. The information perfectly consists with our friend's account.
What do you call the process of combining two words to create a …
2012年11月15日 · In linguistics, a blend word is a word formed from parts of two or more other words. The process is called blending and the result is a blend word.
Compound words: what real compound word is composed of …
Edit - This question has been puzzling me for a while. I feel like there should be an English word that is itself made up from two compound words, but I cannot think what it might be.