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Professional Teacher"Is 6:00 ok with you?" or "is 6:00 ok for you?"
I read an English learning book about Planning a Party. In the book says "Is 6:00 ok with you?" "That's fine!". Why not "for you"? Will it be ok? Why?
Thanks
Oct 18, 2014 1:42 AM
Answers · 6
2
Both are acceptable and clear but to my ears, "to be OK with someone" is more natural than "to be OK for someone".
October 18, 2014
1
都可以,but I agree with Adrian that "Is 6 o'clock OK with you?" is a little more natural.
October 18, 2014
1
Both "Is 6:00 OK with you?" and "Is 6:00 OK for you?" are good, natural, colloquial English.
October 18, 2014
1
They are slightly different.
'Is ....OK for you?' means 'Is this suitable/convenient for you?'
This is likely to be about a fact.
'Is ....OK with you?' means 'Do you have any objections to this?'
This is likely to be about an opinion.
For example, if you are planning a dinner party, and you know that a guest has allergies and isn't able to eat certain foods, you would need to ask if a dish is suitable, so you would say 'Is this OK for you?' . You wouldn't say 'Is this OK with you?' in this situation, because this is about a fact, not an opinion.
'That's OK with me' - or even 'I'm OK with that' - means 'I don't mind'.
October 18, 2014
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