Approve/Disapprove?
July 24, 2010 8:12 AM Subscribe
What is a good word that replaces "approve or disapprove"? E.G. The form had to be approved or disapproved by the boss.
Thanks word-smiths!
Not your answer exactly, but why do you have to have disapprove? Either the form is approved by the boss or it is not, right?
Unless you are talking about a bunch of already existing forms, some of which will be approved and some not, but even there, I don't even know what disapprove actually means in this context. (Sorry if that sounds harsh)
posted by xetere at 8:15 AM on July 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Unless you are talking about a bunch of already existing forms, some of which will be approved and some not, but even there, I don't even know what disapprove actually means in this context. (Sorry if that sounds harsh)
posted by xetere at 8:15 AM on July 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Are you asking because it sounds clunky to say both? Because if you just say "The form had to be approved by the boss." then I'd read it the same way; that the boss has the power to approve the form and if the boss doesn't approve
posted by theichibun at 8:16 AM on July 24, 2010
posted by theichibun at 8:16 AM on July 24, 2010
vetted
posted by The Michael The at 8:16 AM on July 24, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by The Michael The at 8:16 AM on July 24, 2010 [3 favorites]
Yeah, you could just say "approved" by itself. The "or disapproved" is implied.
posted by Lobster Garden at 8:23 AM on July 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Lobster Garden at 8:23 AM on July 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Xetererere,
Yes! we are talking about a bunch of already existing forms.
An object oriented analysis assignment is use case diagramming, and each path needs to be documented.
I like assessed, and can't believe I'm such an idiot to not think of Evaluated, thanks Jaltcoh, Super word-smith of the thread!
posted by Benzle at 8:29 AM on July 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Yes! we are talking about a bunch of already existing forms.
An object oriented analysis assignment is use case diagramming, and each path needs to be documented.
I like assessed, and can't believe I'm such an idiot to not think of Evaluated, thanks Jaltcoh, Super word-smith of the thread!
posted by Benzle at 8:29 AM on July 24, 2010 [1 favorite]
Agreed, the possibility of negation is implied. But could also say "accepted or rejected."
posted by msk1985 at 8:30 AM on July 24, 2010
posted by msk1985 at 8:30 AM on July 24, 2010
"The form had to be approved by the boss."
This gives me an impression of a need for the boss to approve the form.
posted by 47triple2 at 8:50 AM on July 24, 2010
This gives me an impression of a need for the boss to approve the form.
posted by 47triple2 at 8:50 AM on July 24, 2010
The word "sanctioned" has always been a particular favorite of mind, but I've always thought that it worked better as a descriptor for actions (killing, for instance) rather than objects like a form.
posted by The Confessor at 9:19 AM on July 24, 2010
posted by The Confessor at 9:19 AM on July 24, 2010
endorsed and rejected?
posted by idiomatika at 1:05 PM on July 24, 2010
posted by idiomatika at 1:05 PM on July 24, 2010
The boss needed to sign off on the form.
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 3:49 PM on July 24, 2010
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 3:49 PM on July 24, 2010
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assessed
reviewed
ruled on
[the boss needs to make a] determination
posted by Jaltcoh at 8:14 AM on July 24, 2010 [1 favorite]