Error of the Day · 1 entry · new every day at midnight Pacific
Error of the Day
Every day at midnight Pacific, one error people make all the time: what they get wrong, why it happens, the fix, and a memory trick that sticks. Every claim is linked to its source.
WrongThe committee is comprised of seven members.
RightThe committee comprises seven members. (Or: is composed of / consists of seven members.)
The series rotates through five desks so no two days in a row cover the same ground: Language (confused words and grammar myths), Developers (HTTP status codes and the bugs behind them), Thinking (cognitive biases and fallacies), Myths (science, history and health misconceptions) and Money (personal-finance mistakes and scams). Seasonal entries land on their day: Halloween candy myths on October 31, daylight saving time on the day the clocks change, Thanksgiving turkey in Thanksgiving week.
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October 2026
- LanguageTodayComprised of: the phrase editors keep circling'Is comprised of' is common but many editors still flag it. The whole comprises the parts; the parts compose the whole. Use 'comprises' or 'consists of'.