Is that good for you?

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Is that good for you?

Is that good for you?

You know when you �re arranging a time to meet someone, and you suggest, say 3pm?

Well what phrases do you use to check with the other person if that �s a good time?

A lot of my students say "Is that good for you?" and okay, I guess you can say that, but it feels a bit weird, maybe because of the double entendre?

So we could say:

How about 3 o �clock...

Is that okay for you? (too general?)

Is that convenient for you? (too formal?)

Does that work for you? (reminds me of too many business meetings)

Any other suggestions? Am I missing something really obvious?

Tap

23 Nov 2015

Jayho

Hi Tap

I say

How about 3 o �clock...

Is that ok? - informal

Is that ok with you? - informal

Does that suit? - semi-formal

Does that suit you? - semi-formal

How does that suit you? - semi-formal

Occasionally I use �Is that convenient for you?�, in formal situations

Cheers

Jayho

23 Nov 2015

I don�t tend to say "Does that suit you?" very much, but I think that �s a good idea and I �ll start encouraging them to use that. Thank you Jayho!

Tap

PS Apologies to Mariethe for increasing my post count yet again - combination of coffee, free time and cold autumn weather! ;-)

23 Nov 2015

I think I would nearly always use "Is that ok?" but maybe "How �s that for you?" or "What do you think?" would work as well.

24 Nov 2015