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    Default Are you agreeable to the plan?

    Are you agreeable to the plan?

    Short answers to the above sentence:

    1. Yes, I am
    2. Agree =I agree
    3. Agreed=That is being agreed

    Is it correct to say 'Agreed=It is agreed'.

    Thanks for your help.

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    Default Re: Are you agreeable to the plan?

    Quote Originally Posted by Winwin2011 View Post
    Are you agreeable to the plan?
    The only natural short answers are; Yes......Yes, I am......I am.
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    Default Re: Are you agreeable to the plan?

    Most native speakers would say 'Yes', or at most 'Yes, I am'.

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    Default Re: Are you agreeable to the plan?

    Thanks Moderator 5jj & VIP member Rover_KE

    If we receive an e-mail to ask "Are you agreeable to the plan?"

    Is it common to reply by just marking "agree" or 'agreed"

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    Default Re: Are you agreeable to the plan?

    Quote Originally Posted by Winwin2011 View Post
    Thanks Moderator 5jj & VIP member Rover_KE

    If we receive an e-mail to ask "Are you agreeable to the plan?"

    Is it common to reply by just marking "agree" or 'agreed"

    Thanks.
    What do you mean by "marking?" Are you checking a box that says "agree" or are you actually providing a written response? If it is the latter, 5jj and Rover have provided the short answers that you originally requested. Another option would be "I agree."
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    Default Re: Are you agreeable to the plan?

    If a question begins "Are you ...?" then the answer would logically be "Yes, I am" or "No, I am not".
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