Intrusion or Inversion
I've found following question in a book.
I think following celebrities on their holidays is an intrusion / invasion of privacy.
The correct answer is 'invasion'. But my answer was 'intrusion' the main reason for this answer is I already had known a phrase 'intrusion of their privacy'. Please someone tell me why my answer was incorrect?
Top answer
"Invasion of privacy" is the usual expression. "Intrusion of their privacy" is not very natural. "An intrusion into their privacy" sounds better, but it still wouldn't convey the idea as well as "invasion of privacy" does.
- "Invasion of privacy" is the usual expression.
- "Intrusion of their privacy" is not very natural.
- "An intrusion into their privacy" sounds better, but it still wouldn't convey the idea as well as "invasion of privacy" does.
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"Invasion of privacy" is the usual expression. "Intrusion of their privacy" is not very natural. "An intrusion into their privacy" sounds better, but it still wouldn't convey the idea as well as "invasion of privacy" does.
0dileepaI think following celebrities on their holidays is an intrusion / invasion of privacy.
Invasion is the correct choice. Invasion of privacy is 'a person's intrusion upon another person's privacy on purpose'
0dileepathe main reason for this answer is I already had known a phrase 'intrusion of their privacy'.
You may have heard it, but it is not the phrase that everybody is using these days.
Be aware that the answer that is usually wanted on these kinds of exams is not just a correct answer but also an answer that conforms with the typical phrasing used by
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