Composed or Comprised?

I think I'll scream if I run across another piece of Internet writing with the phrase "comprised of." Trying to sound erudite and sophisticated? Chic? Well-educated? Then learn the difference between "compose" and "comprise" and how to use each verb properly. Here's my stab at a colloquial definition:

objects COMPOSE something
something COMPRISES objects

Examples: Many pages of paper compose a book, but a book comprises many pages. Don't use comprise in a passive construction. See Bartleby.

Don't be surprised if this usage still elicits comments, however. In an earlier survey, a majority of the Usage Panel found this use of comprise unacceptable.

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