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Kumenglish Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

I am open

I am available to talk on the phone.

I am open to talk on the phone.

Do they have the same meaning in conversation or any scheduled meeting?

A: When will you be available to talk?

Can we reply with "I am open at 4:00 PM"? in a telephonic business context?

  

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kumenglish I am available to talk on the phone. I would tell this when the person wants to how he or she can communicate with/contact me. kumenglish I am open to talk on the phone.

— Vsuresh

  • kumenglish I am available to talk on the phone.
  • I would tell this when the person wants to how he or she can communicate with/contact me.
  • kumenglish I am open to talk on the phone.
  • This I would say when I sense that the person is not sure if I am comfortable discussing the matter on the phone.
  • kumenglish Can we reply with "I am open at 4:00 PM"?
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kumenglishI am available to talk on the phone.

I would tell this when the person wants to how he or she can communicate with/contact me.

kumenglishI am open to talk on the phone.

This I would say when I sense that the person is not sure if I am comfortable discussing the matter on the phone.

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kumenglishI am available to talk on the phone.

OK.

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kumenglishI am open to talking on the phone.

See above, but that means something else. It means that you are willing to consider something. See entry #7.1 for "open" as an adjective in the link below.

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