User talk:Ravenpuff/Archives/2020/September

September

September

Dahlias in Walsdorf

I like today's Main page, with the TFA (thank you for help with the blurb!) on the anniversary day (of both dedication and our concert), a DYK, and a great photographer who didn't make it soon enough, Jürgen Schadeberg, - more on my talk, mostly about the tribute to Brian who shared his sources. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:51, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda – glad I could be of help. — RAVENPVFF · talk · 05:57, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

re Territorial evolution of the United States

I'm all for that, if you think it's kosher. :) --Golbez (talk) 15:36, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	I couldn't find a special barnstar but I just wanna show some appreciation for all of your brilliant grammar rescue works done in the preps <3 VincentLUFan (talk) (Kenton!) 16:48, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Prep 4

• ... that the 2017 Bishop Maginn High School baseball team largely comprised Karen refugees who had never played the sport before?

Are you sure about this? From the Free Dictionary:

Usage Note: The traditional rule states that the whole comprises the parts and the parts compose the whole. In strict usage: The Union comprises 50 states. Fifty states compose (or make up) the Union. Even though many writers maintain this distinction, comprise is often used in place of compose, especially in the passive: The Union is comprised of 50 states.

It seems to me our wording should be:

• • ... that the 2017 Bishop Maginn High School baseball team was largely comprised of Karen refugees who had never played the sport before? Yoninah (talk) 18:10, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

    @Yoninah: That's interesting – I learned that it was the other way round. Wiktionary states: Traditionally, a team comprised its members, whereas the members composed the team. See also the article for comprised of, which is often regarded as incorrect. — RAVENPVFF · talk · 18:41, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

• OK. So could we just get rid of "comprise"?
• ... that the 2017 Bishop Maginn High School baseball team largely consisted of Karen refugees who had never played the sport before? Yoninah (talk) 18:43, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

  @Yoninah: Yeah, that works; "consisted of" is grammatically uncontroversial, at the very least! — RAVENPVFF · talk · 18:47, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § DYK Twitter bot

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § DYK Twitter bot. KCVelaga (talk) 09:19, 15 September 2020 (UTC)