My brain is withering

I'm not sure where to put this, so... yea.

Anyways...

I'm writing a story where one of the characters says this to another character, "Be open to suggestions". And the other character replies with...
"I'm close to suggestions".

That got me thinking... which one would you think is grammatically correct?

Closed to suggestions.
Close to suggestions.
Closed for suggestions.
Close for suggestions.

Now, you have to keep in mind, this isn't an actual phrase like "Open to suggestions", but I want to make it into a phrase.

 

closed to


and you wrote phase instead phrase...twice

 

Thanks, so much.
And stupid me, sorry for the typo. I corrected myself.

So, why do you think it should be written like that? Like, what is the logic behind it? Or do you think it just sounds better like that?

 

So I guess you are no longer in need to suggestions?

 

it doesnt sound better

it sounds right

 

No, you can share your thoughts as well.

I've gotten three people for "Closed to", one for "Closed for", and all use "Closed" over "Close".

So, the more the merrier, I say. An explanation as to why you think it should be written a certain way would be nice as well. One of my English teachers used to say, "Just because it sounds good, doesn't mean it's right. If you can explain why, then you got a fighting chance." Yea, she was weird, but she had a good point, considering some of what we say and write sounds good and then we think it's right, but it ends up being grammatically incorrect.

 

But, why is it right, like fundamentality?

 

Whoever proof reads it will fix it up dude.

 

It's "Closed to"

 

I thought it was too. But I wasn't going to say anything because second language and all. >.>

 

In reality nobody would say that in normal conversation though.

 

It sounds like a job advert.

 

BBAD, you are right, I would like to go with you, its closed.....

 

Thanks.

 

I know. That's what I said in the OP. It's just for a story I'm writing. It's not real life or anything like that. Nor am I giving the story to anyone professional. It's just a hobby. An imaginary conversation between to imaginary characters in a story I will only read.

 

It's cool.

 

Anyways, thanks everyone for your assistance. :2thumbsup:

 

("...one could use both "to" and "for" depending, and that each would portray a different hew from what is basically the same thing though subtly different ..." mentioned the goblin now trying to explain it here, or to himself too then, continuing "...where "for" would be why one is open then, as in "look, I'm not part of this, so I'm not open for their suggestions so to speak, and in open for business" whereas "to" means that which one is open to here as in "the matter is not open to discussion now, where certainly I am not open to their suggestions neither"...")