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Bookmark or Share- What sense does "I approve of this message" make?You approve a request or a proposal as an authority in a bureaucratic context. You approve of an idea or a claim for their validity, morality, or desirability based on your rationale, ethical standard or preference. So by "I approve of this message" I think the person believes its content to be reasonable and/or likable.
- grammar - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeApproved is the past tense/past participle of the verb to approve, and you want to say who is doing something. That uses the preposition by to indicate the actor: I need to get it approved by Bob. The essence of the difference is that one is a verb, and the other is a noun.
- "Can you please" vs. "Could you please" [duplicate]I disagree. I'd say they are for the most part equivalent. "Can you walk with me to my car" or, "Could you walk with me to my car" - equivalent.
- prepositions - What is the difference between "disapprove" and ...to approve/to disapprove: BrE: to disapprove of somebody/something and to disapprove. She wants to be an actress, but her parents disapprove. He strongly disapproved of the changes that had been made. AmE as in BrE but to disapprove of somebody/something has a variant: to disapprove somebody/something
- Do we reply "approve" or "approved" in an approval request email?I could respond to that e-mail with “I approve.” Or “I have approved.” Maybe you could find some real-world examples even though it’s difficult to find a reference? I have an email from the head of our group that responded to a similar request with “I approve.” so I don’t think it’s as straightforward as you feel it is.
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