| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| acceptable, agreeable (adjs.) |
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| Acceptable means “worth accepting, satisfactory (sometimes just passably so), allowable”: The guests found the meal to be quite acceptable. But acceptable does not mean “receptive.” I’m acceptable to your suggestion is wrong; I’m agreeable to it, I’m open to it, or I’m receptive to it would be better. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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