atw: Usage survey: the expression "consists of"
- From: "Geoffrey" <geoffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:17:17 +1100
Hi austechies
Can I get your feedback on how you interpret the expression "consists of" or
"consisted of". In the following example:
"Drug therapy consisted of 0.25 mg of digoxin per day and 40 mg of
propranolol twice a day."
do you read that as saying that the entire therapy included just digoxin and
propranolol and nothing else? Or do you read it as saying that the therapy
included digoxin and propranolol and possibly something else?
Don't worry about what might or might not be correct (whatever that means).
The issue is how you interpret "consisted of": as giving the full set of
items or a sub-set of items.
Cheers
Geoffrey Marnell
Principal Consultant
Abelard Consulting Pty Ltd
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