titledadjective BAD: He was reading a short story by Saki titled 'The Open Window'.
GOOD: He was reading a short story by Saki called 'The Open Window'.
BAD: She sent me an article from Life Magazine titled 'A Soldier's Anguish'.
GOOD: She sent me an article from Life Magazine entitled 'A Soldier's Anguish'.
Usage Note:To introduce the name of a book, story, film, article, song, painting, etc, use
be called or, especially in formal styles,
(be) entitled : 'Her latest novel is called
Educating Peter.'
Compare: 'The title of her latest novel is Educating Peter.'
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲