The phrase "explain in person" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to suggest that something should be explained verbally, with a face-to-face discussion, instead of over the phone or using written communication. For example, "Let's set up a time to meet so I can explain in person why I think this project won't be successful."
He wanted Merwyn, his CEO, to explain in person why this door that Adam cared so much about was closed.
Asked how Tlass managed to escape such close scrutiny, the friend said: "That is a complicated issue, which it would be better for him to explain in person".
The clumsiness of the chancellor's NATO initiative (which he could not explain in person because of illness) is a reminder of why he needs a foreign minister who is usually good with the Americans, if not always with his compatriots.
i suggest that you do the same in general but thats obv up to you guys – i can explain in person the reason for this …" The inquiries are being made after an FT journalist made FOI requests seeking to retrieve details of emails he had seen through other channels.
Call or explain in person.
They informed us that we were the first foreign scientists who had ever bothered to come to Tarawa to explain in person what we had done and what we learned while conducting research in Kiribati waters.
We thus explain – and explain in person-based terms – how an act can be wrong even though it makes things worse for no existing or future person.
There is also the perceived risk that patients could be unnecessarily alarmed by radiology reports that need to be explained in person and in the context of their illness.
As anyone who's been through the Seedcamp process before will be aware, getting on to the shortlist isn't an endorsement: it just means that the Seedcamp team want to hear more from you (it could be that your idea is so wacky and outrageous they just can't help but drag you in to hear it explained in person).
