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Garner's English Usage, 2016 edition, page 191:

> Erroneous Use of is comprised of:

> The phrase is comprised of is increasingly common but has long been considered poor usage. It was not a frequent collocation until about 1950. Replace it with some other, more accurate phrase -- e.g. ...

> "Moreover, the crowd in the mysterious room was comprised of [read comprised or was comprised of] adults, and Harry knew there were not nearly that many teachers at Hogwarts" J.K Rowling ...




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