Re: [sv-bc] DataTypes: 11/18/04 Meeting Minutes

From: Steven Sharp (sharp@cadence.com)
Date: Thu Nov 18 2004 - 13:58:02 PST

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    >Just an english usage note:
    >
    > "is comprised entirely of" should probably say "is composed of".
    >
    > Wholes comprise their parts, and it is incorrect to use "comprise"
    > and then leave out some of the parts - so saying "entirely" is redundant.

    A dictionary check indicates that "comprise" means "be composed of". That
    implies that it should either say "is composed of 4-state bits" or
    "comprises 4-state bits". Since "comprise" is not often used (at least
    correctly), I would agree that "is composed of" is better. Since the point
    of the statement is to emphasize that the result is entirely 4-state bits,
    I don't think that the redundancy of "is composed entirely of" is out of
    place.

    Steven Sharp
    sharp@cadence.com

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