History And Care Of Gardenia Plants And Gardenia Flowers
On Feb 15, 3:35*pm, BobWalsh
wrote:
Hi Everybody,
I just published an article about gardenia plants and thought it might
be helpful for some members in this forum....
[...]
*Gardenia* is a genus of flowering plants comprised of about 142 species
belonging to the family of Rubiaceae. Gardenia plants are indigenous to
the tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, Asia and Australia.
[...]
***Bob, I really truly do appreciate your kindness in posting this
comprehensive article on Gardenias
But something snapped within me key melodramatic music when I read
"comprised of". This incorrect usage seems to be spreading like
kudzu.
It isn't just you, believe me!
One can say "comprise" with a direct object: "flowering plants
COMPRISE 142 species...
or
One can say "composed of": "flowering plants COMPOSED OF" 142
species...
But one ***cannot*** say "comprised of".
There, I got it off my chest. So why don't I feel better...it's
probably a losing battle. sigh
HB
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