Could someone explain to me the difference between "entitle" and "title"? Does it make a difference in the sentences below whether one uses "entitle" or "title"?
"He entitled/titled the book...."
"The book is entitled/titled...."
Thanks a lot.
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Good morning, Jasmin.
(1) The only reason that I dare answer your question is that I have an
authoritative source.
(2) Mr. Bryan A. Garner, like you, is in the legal field.
(3) Furthermore, his A DICTIONARY OF MODERN AMERICAN USAGE is considered by many people to be the American FOWLER.
(4) This is what he says:
(a) A book entitled Woe Unto You, Lawyers! (past-participal adjective)
BUT
(b) What are you going to title your article? NOT: What are you going to entitle your article? (Used as transitive verb)
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I understand that Mr. Garner has written some books on legal language. Perhaps a search on Google will give you some good leads.
Have a nice day! Thanks again for forcing me to learn something that I hadn't known.