I know the difference. I agree that "titled" is the correct word for "having such and so a title", especially considering the prefix "en-". But you see, "en-" can mean that the object has been infused with some feature. Endowed, imbued, and immersed are some examples.
That's not enough for me to advocate using "entitled" (which does make sense, even if Prager argues that it's wrong). But I would like to point out that when I was reading Ben Franklin's Autobiography I found about half a dozen cases where Franklin used "entitled" over "titled". Now, this might have been dismissed as editor error--correcting a correct word (it would seem likely that a brilliant man of Franklin's calibre used "titled") but this particular website insisted that it always preserved the original ms. in its original language.
And if it's good enough for Franklin, I can't see arguing with it.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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