Mar 18, 2010 · acceptable to acceptable for Usually, to is used when what follows is a person or something that could accept or not accept the subject, as in the topic example and these: …

Aug 24, 2006 · Hi, Please explain to me the difference between "accepted" and "acceptable" in these two following sentences. Thanks a lot. 1. Is the proposal acceptable to you? 2. Is the …

Oct 10, 2016 · 'Acceptable to' is not really used in this situation. 'Approved by' and 'accepted by' are both perfectly fine, although I think 'approved' is a more typical usage. As a side note, …

Sep 25, 2020 · "Acceptable" is the obvious answer, but there is very little connection between this meaning of "acceptable" and the verb "accept", so what instructions were you given? Which …

Jan 14, 2011 · Hi, It can be either. For instance: These conditions are unacceptable to me. It is unacceptable for me to do this kind of job. EDIT: althogh, I wouldn't be surprised if there were …

Dec 15, 2020 · "Jeans are acceptable." This sounds rather rude and only a half-hearted acceptance, e.g. "Jeans are acceptable but we don't really like them." The restaurant will say, …

Feb 9, 2022 · Use acceptable or acceptable to you in that sentence. Acceptable by you sounds strange.

Nov 3, 2025 · John is easy to convince Bill to tell Mary that Tom should meet Chomsky himself noted that this is at best marginally acceptable. Later research — by Chomsky and others — …

Nov 5, 2012 · The verb "do," when used as in, for example, "do the computation, would not be acceptable in a formal register. However, I sometimes see the verb "do" used in a passive …

Mar 31, 2012 · Here's three examples: 1) "The phrase 'Best regards' is perfectly acceptable English, but the expression 'Kind regards' is more colloquially used. 2) I think that legalisation …