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- unacceptable to. . . or for? | WordReference Forums
As per his examples, if something someone (a noun) is 'unacceptable' (eg 'conditions') then use 'unacceptable to' but when doing something is unacceptable (‘unacceptable’ followed by a noun pronoun [me] and the infinitive of a verb [to do]) then it is 'unacceptable for' (eg unacceptable for me to do ) Hope that makes sense Cheers Mokinga
- inacceptable - WordReference Forums
My understanding is that most Latinate words use in- for negation Germanic words use un- I agree with the previous replies that unacceptable sounds more correct than inacceptable; and of course there are exceptions to every rule; but given that accept is a Latinate word, the logical negation per this "rule" would give inacceptable
- just beyond acceptable | WordReference Forums
Yes, "just beyond acceptable" would mean "slightly over the edge", drifting into unacceptability; in other words, it would be unacceptable by a narrow margin, as you say It's a wonderful phrase, by the way It reminds me of Terry Pratchett's writings, one of my favorite authors Another way to say that same thing would be "just over the line "
- Totally Acceptable or Totally Unacceptable . . . - WordReference Forums
1 Totally unacceptable 2 I would not use it but some people would 3 I would use it, but only in some contexts 4 Totally acceptable and natural a) See yous later! b) (Who ate the chocolate?) It was me c) I ain't interested in that d) I'm not bothered by that at all e) It wasn't I f) Who should I give this to? g) He's fatter than me
- acceptable to - acceptable for - WordReference Forums
Hello! I have a doubt: "A solution acceptable to all the people involved" or "A solution acceptable for all the people involved" My doubt is this: is one of the two better, more correct or a pure mistake? If both are correct do they have different meanings? Thank you for your help Ciao SV :)
- word meaning promoting a bad behaviour - WordReference Forums
I tried to search the web and word reference forums, but I didn't find any relevant results I am looking for an English word that means promoting a bad thing I remember reading it from a book and I can't seem remember the word It had a nuiance to "condone," which means to accept and allow
- Fully unacceptable - WordReference Forums
Hi Is the adverb "fully" in combination with the adjective "unacceptable" idiomatic? Would "wholly" be the better choice? Example sentence: "Your behaviour is fully unacceptable" vs "Your behaviour is wholly unacceptable " Thanks a lot for your help
- unacceptable - rude - inappropriate | WordReference Forums
Unacceptable and innapropriate are absolute adjectives which go nicely with completely, but rude would be better alone, or with very before it To give a slightly clearer example, we say that something is very big or absolutely enormous
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