On 9/12/2012 6:44 PM, Chris Bannister wrote:
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 05:26:09PM +0200, lee wrote:Are you saying it's not possible to say that "the administrator installed disapproved software" because "disapproved" cannot be used as an adjective?Yes
I would say, in American English* "the administrator installed unapproved software", in the same situation, although that phrasing seems less precise. "Unapproved" might imply "for now", meaning it might still be approved at a later date. "Disapproved" might mean "rejected", if it were otherwise grammatically correct.
Mark[*] Please, let's not argue over the validity of the phrase "American English". :)