I admire/appreciate the way he handled the crisis.

Hi Angliholic

To me, 'admire' sounds more detached, and 'appreciate' seems more personal.

Nope.

You have to have a personal stake to appreciate it. If you were his boss, or you were the person he rescued, etc,. you may appreciate it.

If you are an observer, you admire it.

(There is a sense of 'admire' that 'appreciate' can have, but it ususally has a 'but.' I appreciate the fine acting in the film, but I still thought the story was stupid and it was way too l

Grammar GeekNope.

You have to have a personal stake to appreciate it. If you were his boss, or you were the person he rescued, etc,. you may appreciate it.

If you are an observer, you admire it.

(There is a sense of 'admire' that 'appreciate' can have, but it ususally has a 'but.' I appreciate the fine acting in the film, but I sti

Hi,

I once had an English teacher whom I admired put me off by saying, "I appreciate you." While "appreciate" is often used in a personal way to convey gratitude (show my appreciation), I'm inclined to reverse Yankee's apraisal in my own usage. Certainly one meaning can be "to understand, or fully grasp something, maybe in an intellectual way," while "admire" is often used to describe

Let's say that there is a fire in your building. One of your colleagues acts quickly - he carries the lady in the wheelchair out of the building, he runs back and uses the fire extinguisher to clear a path so the rest of you can safely exit, and then he performs CPR on the person who had a heart attack after the fire, saving five lives.

If you read about him in the newspaper, you may say

Grammar GeekLet's say that there is a fire in your building. One of your colleagues acts quickly - he carries the lady in the wheelchair out of the building, he runs back and uses the fire extinguisher to clear a path so the rest of you can safely exit, and then he performs CPR on the person who had a heart attack after the fire, saving five lives.

If you read ab