tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post4341107897366509045..comments2024-03-29T06:29:02.182-04:00Comments on You Don't Say: EntitlementJohn McIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-80443231432933540732009-10-30T03:43:39.530-04:002009-10-30T03:43:39.530-04:00N.B. Garner says in the second edition that the gi...N.B. Garner says in the second edition that the give-a-title-to sense of "entitle" "is confined to the past-participal adjective" and that "title" is preferred over "entitle" as a transitive verb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-82165533367802284272009-10-29T14:53:07.084-04:002009-10-29T14:53:07.084-04:00I always took the AP "rule" to be a matt...I always took the AP "rule" to be a matter of consistency (call it foolish if you like) and saving two characters. I'm not sure it was intended to label "entitled" incorrect with titles, though many users have clearly interpreted it that way.Bill Walshhttp://www.theslot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-85415567951686979052009-10-29T13:15:41.891-04:002009-10-29T13:15:41.891-04:00Discussion on Language Log by Mark Liberman (3/3/0...Discussion on Language Log by Mark Liberman (3/3/07, "Why are so many linguistic corrections incorrect?", <a href="http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/004264.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>), with a brief follow-up mention that same day by me ("Self-incorrection", <a href="http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/004266.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>).Arnold Zwickyhttp://www.stanford.edu/~zwickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-6498533943522001912009-10-27T15:29:38.722-04:002009-10-27T15:29:38.722-04:00You ruined my day. No longer can I feel superior t...You ruined my day. No longer can I feel superior to anybody who uses "titled" and "entitled" differently than I do. Wait, I think I'll feel superior anyway. A sense of superiority should not be given up lightly.Patrick K. Lackeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-65958662555813016912009-10-26T13:59:13.520-04:002009-10-26T13:59:13.520-04:00Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage,...Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage, in the sentence preceding the one you cite, credits Emily Post in 1927 and journalism professor John Bremner with helping to spread the hatred for that usage of entitled.<br /><br />Bremner is the relevant source here. He terrified thousands of college students and Gannett editors into buying "Words on Words;" he targets entitled on <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=V7U9c5ohh0kC&dq=%22Words+on+Words%22+bremner&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=R2VhV7mIlt&sig=6YcrqvtfMh6U-sW9Mvz7L_zs5Lc&hl=en&ei=NuLlSqnDLIzAMOn9rZ8D&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=entitled&f=false" rel="nofollow">page 148</a>.<br /><br />ENTITLED / TITLED<br />Distinguish between these words. <em>Entitled</em> involves a right ("You are entitled to equal opportunity"). <em>Titled</em> involves a name ("The book is titled <em>The Professional Journalist</em>").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com