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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Amenable to sb vs. amenable to sth

Hello,

I've got interested in one of the topics in this forum. With regard to the word 'amenable', do you think 'amenable to somebody' is correct and natural to say?

e.g.

Is the suggestion amenable to you?
The suggestion is amenable to me.

Are they the same as saying the following which I believe 'amenable to something' is the usual?

Are you amenable to the suggestion?
I am amenable to the suggestion.
  

Top answer

I think it should be the person that is amenable, not the suggestion.

— Mr Wordy

  • I think it should be the person that is amenable, not the suggestion.
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I think it should be the person that is amenable, not the suggestion.
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Therefore, this is the only one correct.

Are you amenable to the suggestion?
I am amenable to the suggestion.

Thanks so much.
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AnonymousTherefore, this is the only one correct.

Are you amenable to the suggestion?
I am amenable to the suggestion.
These sound OK. Making the suggestion the thing that is amenable feels a bit wonky to me.

Does anyone else have a view on this?
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Mr WordyDoes anyone else have a view on this?
Yes. I agree with your assessment of the situation. It all sounds perfectly correct to me.

CJ
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CalifJimYes. I agree with your assessment of the situation. It all sounds perfectly correct to me.
Thanks CJ ... you know how it is sometimes when a certain word begins to look odd when you keep staring at it!
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Mr Wordywhen a certain word begins to look odd when you keep staring at it!
Oh, yes! It happens to me all the time.

CJ
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Thank you, Mr Wordy and CJ.
Mr Wordythe thing that is amenable feels a bit wonky to me.
When you say 'wonky', does it mean that the thing or 'suggestion' as in the example, being amenable is weak or unsatisfactory therefore it is only the person that is amenable?

I just looked up the word 'wonky' in the dictionary and I'm not sure if the meaning that
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AnonymousWhen you say 'wonky', does it mean that the thing or 'suggestion' as in the example, being amenable is weak or unsatisfactory therefore it is only the person that is amenable?
"wonky" = awry; not correctly formed or constructed
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OK, I've got the idea. Thank you for that clarification.
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