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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Smoking is disallowed /not allowed... #211781 07/17/2013 5:04 AM Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 41 Lionel Koh newbie Lionel Koh newbie Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 41 Smoking is not allowed on these premises. Smoking is disallowed on these premises. Are both sentences fine? Which sentence should be used on a notice board? Thanks. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Smoking is disallowed /not allowed... Lionel Koh #211782 07/17/2013 8:02 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Disallow is usually used to mean deny the validity of, as in "The higher court disallowed the lower court's ruling." For your purposes, I would say that "not allowed" is the better choice, though "prohibited" might be better still. Peter Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Smoking is disallowed /not allowed... Lionel Koh #211783 07/17/2013 10:57 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I've never seen disallowed used in this context. Trombo's prohibited or not permitted would be the normal choices. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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