I am curious about the use of the word “privilege”. I have always assumed that it was a noun but frequently hear it used as a verb. Could someone please clarify this?
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I am curious about the use of the word “privilege”. I have always assumed that it was a noun but frequently hear it used as a verb. Could someone please clarify this?
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Privilege (Noun) means an advantage or extra permission to do something
Priveiege (Verb) means to grant a privilege.
Privileged (Adj) means owning such and advantage
At least, that is how I understand it.
It would help if I spelled it properly!
Thank you, FEEG.
Christopher, it works the same as the German verb “privilegieren”.
Hi Christopher.
It’s really quite simple. ‘Privilege’ is a noun..
‘Privilege’ as a alleged verb is an abomination which should be shunned, eschewed and abhorred.
Here’s a link which says it all for me. Apart from the appalling use of ‘OK’ as a verb at word 5 in the quote, of course.
http://memoriadei.wordpress.com/2010/07/14/to-privilege/
John Mackie: thank you. I’d assumed that that was the case and eschewed its alleged verb form in favour of its proper noun form. It simply does not sound natural or correct to use it as a verb and the only ones I have heard use it are cloistered in the halls of academia.
As esteemed Counsel suggests, privilege is like dèbut, a noun. And neither a career nor a ship can ‘launch’ either. The list of such verbal contortions is endless.
PS I’ve just read (DT) that Walt Disney ‘voiced’ Mickey Mouse. I’d like to voice my protest.