You did get it right remember.
A little more grammar:
Many verbs were appropirate for the topic. However, the sentence contruction has to do with whether the verb used is a transitive or intransitive one.
Nobody is expected to know the whole list of verbs. Let's leave it there!
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: We're living in a less structured world
: these
: days, so I think any of the three would be
: o.k. But I would use "officiate"
: for this occasion. "Perform"
: reminds me of a musical event and
: "celebrate" - I think of a Mass.
: I've even seen the word
: "solemnize" in connection with a
: formal wedding. And I've seen priests
: referred to as "celebrants" when
: writing about a funeral.
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: Celebrant at a funeral? That was an
: innovation
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: I wouldn't dare using a word like solemnize.
: I would be afraid to say sodomize
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: English is a language with so many words. It
: is difficult for someone who isn't a native
: speaker to understand all nuances.
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