WHY DOESN’T A butler butle? A driver drives, a singer sings and a wringer wrings, but ‘butle’ simply doesn’t exist. If you ask a butler what he or she does for a living, you’re unlikely to get the answer, “I butle.” It’s just not a word in common usage, and I think it should be, because no one butles like a Raffles buttler.
It’s a feature of all Raffles resorts that guests get their own, dedicated (in more than one sense) butler. It’s part of the programme and achieves the dual objectives of ensuring that the guest gets everything they need when they need it and making them feel special. It’s not ‘hand
