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Newguest Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Is welcomed

Hi

A credit to the author is welcomed.

--- Should it be "welcomed" or "welcome"?

Is it better to write "welcomed" or "appreciated", or it doesn't matter?
  

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Much depends on the context, but I'd consider saying simply eg The author welcomes a credit . Is there some reason that you want a more passive approach? 'Appreciates' is also OK.

— Clive

  • Much depends on the context, but I'd consider saying simply eg The author welcomes a credit .
  • Is there some reason that you want a more passive approach?
  • 'Appreciates' is also OK.
  • Clive
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Much depends on the context, but I'd consider saying simply eg The author welcomes a credit.

Is there some reason that you want a more passive approach?

'Appreciates' is also OK.

Clive
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CliveIs there some reason that you want a more passive approach?'
Yes, I want to use short sentences, like "Commercial use allowed" (of the given photo) and then "Attribution is not necessary but welcomed/appreciated"

Are both forms correct? Because sometimes I see "is welcome".
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I would use 'is welcomed'', because the verb form is more forceful than the merely descriptive 'is welcome'.

I see 'welcomed' more often than 'appreciated'.

I'd consider simply "Attribution is welcomed."
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