[Grammar] Which is a correct usage..

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Sowmy

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I am ready to join tomorrow. I am ready to join from tomorrow. Which of the above sentences is correct.
 

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Both of them are correct sentences.
 

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For me, they have slightly different meanings. In the first, the speaker is ready to join and will [probably] do so tomorrow. In the second, the speaker is ready to join and, if he/she joins, will do so tomorrow at the earliest but might join at a later date.
 

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Thank you for your kind reply.
 

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