Recommed for or recommend to?
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Recommed for or recommend to?
I read some different opinions about this, some people said that both are correct, some people said that only "recommend to" is correct, and some say they have different meanings. I'd like to know if there's only one correct option or if they both are correct, what are the differences between them.
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Interesting! Thank you very much for this clarification.vmarie+ wrote: ↑12 Aug 2020, 04:53 Gabrielle, this is a good question. I had never really thought about it before, so I checked examples at the online dictionary. "To" was used in one example, but separated with words between. The example: We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time. Personally, I can think of a sentence where "for" might be used. My example: I recommend you for the position. (Again, "for" is separated from the verb with the pronoun between--this pronoun could easily be a proper noun, of course.) The majority of examples at the online dictionary used neither "to" nor "for," but just the verb by itself. It appears that the difference is that "to" introduces an action verb; whereas, "for" is less definitive. I hope I've shed some light on your question.
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I will recommend you to Sir Hazley. (a person or organization, for advice)
The difference is subtle.
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Thank you very much! It's a complicated subject but your explanation really helped me.vmarie+ wrote: ↑12 Aug 2020, 04:53 Gabrielle, this is a good question. I had never really thought about it before, so I checked examples at the online dictionary. "To" was used in one example, but separated with words between. The example: We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time. Personally, I can think of a sentence where "for" might be used. My example: I recommend you for the position. (Again, "for" is separated from the verb with the pronoun between--this pronoun could easily be a proper noun, of course.) The majority of examples at the online dictionary used neither "to" nor "for," but just the verb by itself. It appears that the difference is that "to" introduces an action verb; whereas, "for" is less definitive. I hope I've shed some light on your question.
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Thank you so much.vmarie+ wrote: ↑12 Aug 2020, 04:53 Gabrielle, this is a good question. I had never really thought about it before, so I checked examples at the online dictionary. "To" was used in one example, but separated with words between. The example: We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time. Personally, I can think of a sentence where "for" might be used. My example: I recommend you for the position. (Again, "for" is separated from the verb with the pronoun between--this pronoun could easily be a proper noun, of course.) The majority of examples at the online dictionary used neither "to" nor "for," but just the verb by itself. It appears that the difference is that "to" introduces an action verb; whereas, "for" is less definitive. I hope I've shed some light on your question.