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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Privileged vs be entitled to?
Hi! everyone! Could you tell me,is my understanding about these sentences correct?
1-This film was entitled to get an Oscar.(I think this film is entitled because perhaps, its director has reputation of a doyen in film industry)
2-This film is privileged to get an Oscar. (Is this same as above?)
Thanks!
1-This film was entitled to get an Oscar.(I think this film is entitled because perhaps, its director has reputation of a doyen in film industry)
2-This film is privileged to get an Oscar. (Is this same as above?)
Thanks!
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entitled - deserved the Oscar to the point that the people who worked on the film might be offended not to be awarded the Oscar privileged - honored as very few are honored; especially honored The two are not the same. CJ
- entitled - deserved the Oscar to the point that the people who worked on the film might be offended not to be awarded the Oscar privileged - honored as very few are honored; especially honored The two are not the same.
- CJ
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entitled - deserved the Oscar to the point that the people who worked on the film might be offended not to be awarded the Oscar
privileged - honored as very few are honored; especially honored
The two are not the same.
CJ
privileged - honored as very few are honored; especially honored
The two are not the same.
CJ
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CalifJimentitled - deserved the Oscar to the point that the people who worked on the film might be offended not to be awarded the OscarIt means when entitled is used as past tense the person who is entitled does not get what he is entitled to.
Am I right?
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silak12It means when entitled is used as past tense the person who is entitled does not get what he is entitled to.Am I right?No. You can have a case where someone got what he was entitled to, and you say "He was entitled to it, and he got it". You can also have a case where someone did not get what he was entitled to, and you say "He was entitled to it, bu
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Can I rewrite the first sentence as:
The file was nominated for an Oscar.
Is it the same meaning as the origin?
The file was nominated for an Oscar.
Is it the same meaning as the origin?
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hktraderCan I rewrite the first sentence as:No. nominate and entitle are completely different concepts.
The file was nominated for an Oscar.
Is it the same meaning as the original?
Haven't you looked these up in a dictionary?
CJ
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