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Correct Idiom for "Privilege"

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Correct Idiom for "Privilege"

by cmrawe Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:30 am

In the Sentence Correction Strategy Guide, why is the sentence "The academy gave senior cadets THE PRIVELEGE TO DANCE" wrong? The sentence is in the idioms list on page 162.
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Re: Correct Idiom for "Privilege"

by tim Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:11 am

there is no reason. that's how idioms work; you just have to memorize what is correct usage and what isn't..
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