Having had the privilege to serve the club
I am grateful for having had the privilege to serve the club for so many memorable years.
I am grateful for having got to serve the club for so many memorable years.
Can "for having got to serve the club" be substituted for "for having had the privilege to serve the club" without changing the meaning of the sentence?
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The meaning is not completely identical. "got to ~" has a sense of having an opportunity or managing to achieve something; it doesn't convey the specific sense of "privilege", though I suppose something along those lines might be inferred from the general context. I would say "having had the privilege of serving", but some people use the pattern with "to".
- The meaning is not completely identical.
- "got to ~" has a sense of having an opportunity or managing to achieve something; it doesn't convey the specific sense of "privilege", though I suppose something along those lines might be inferred from the general context.
- I would say "having had the privilege of serving", but some people use the pattern with "to".
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The meaning is not completely identical. "got to ~" has a sense of having an opportunity or managing to achieve something; it doesn't convey the specific sense of "privilege", though I suppose something along those lines might be inferred from the general context.
I would say "having had the privilege of serving", but some people use the pattern with "to".
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