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Newguest Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

advice/recommend

hi

can I use advice and recommend interchangeably? do they mean the same?

What do you recommend me to do? What do you advice me to do?

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The verbs are advi s e and recommend . The nouns are advi c e and recommendation . No, they are not interchangeable, even though the meanings are similar.

— CalifJim

  • The verbs are advi s e and recommend .
  • The nouns are advi c e and recommendation .
  • No, they are not interchangeable, even though the meanings are similar.
  • The usual patterns are: What do you advise me to do?
  • What do you recommend (that) I do?
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The verbs are advise and recommend. The nouns are advice and recommendation.

No, they are not interchangeable, even though the meanings are similar. The usual patterns are:

What do you advise me to do?
What do you recommend (that) I do?
I advise you to see the doctor about that problem.
I recommend (that) you see
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