I often hear people use one of these words as a substitute for the other word.<\/p>\n
Problem:<\/strong> Explanation:<\/strong> An example of proper use of this verb is “He titled his autobiography ‘Jim’.”<\/p>\n One definition of the verb “entitle” is to give (a thing or person) a claim to something<\/em>.<\/p>\n An example of proper use of this first definition of “entitle” is “American children are entitled to a tax-funded education.”<\/p>\n Another definition of the verb “entitle” is to confer an honorary title on (someone)<\/em>.<\/p>\n An example of proper use of this second definition of “entitle” is “The king entitled him Sir Muckety-Muck at the polo match.”<\/p>\n A third definition of the verb “entitle” is to give a title to something<\/em>, but it does not<\/em> refer to the title itself.<\/p>\n So it is incorrect<\/em> to say or write “He entitled the book ‘Babe Ruth’.”, but it is correct<\/em> to say or write “He entitled the book before he wrote it. It is titled ‘Babe Ruth’.”<\/p>\n In other words, one should not use “entitled” before the name of a movie, rock concert, book, athletic competition, painting, etc., but one may use “titled” before the name of any of these.<\/p>\n Solution:<\/strong> I often hear people use one of these words as a substitute for the other word. Problem: The words “entitled” and “titled” are not synonyms. Explanation: One definition of the transitive verb “title” is to call by a name. An example of proper use of this verb is “He titled his autobiography ‘Jim’.” One definition…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-common-english-blunders","category-verbs","category-versus"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe words “entitled” and “titled” are not<\/em> synonyms.<\/p>\n
\nOne definition of the transitive verb “title” is to call by a name<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nUse “titled” but never “entitled” before the name of an event or creation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"