Talk:Mesembrinella caenozoica

A fact from Mesembrinella caenozoica appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 January 2018 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Mesembrinella caenozoica is the first unambiguous fossil described in the fly superfamily Oestroidea?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2018/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mesembrinella caenozoica.

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comprised of

Latest comment: 6 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

While this isn't policy, I have removed it due to the fact this this phrase can be found almost nowhere on Wikipedia. It is incorrect english.

"To comprise" means "to consist of"
"To comprise of" would therefore mean "to consist of of"

Language critics have claimed that this usage is wrong for a long time.

Redditaddict6 9 20:07, 18 August 2018 (UTC)Reply

It is not incorrect in English. It is only incorrect when the purposely narrow definition that includes "of" is used. Major dictionaries reflect that the "of is not implicit in the meaning, and is often used without it. Giraffedata purposely ignores that fact in his essay on the subject. Do not change it if you are reverted, and I will note you are now very close to 3RR.--Kev min § 01:48, 19 August 2018 (UTC)Reply

@Kevmin: I didn't notice the revert when I made the 2nd edit–I'll stop now, sorry. Redditaddict6 9 05:28, 19 August 2018 (UTC)Reply

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