John didn't get the job because he showed you the letter. I know John really got the job, because he showed me the official letter offering him it. I used a comma to prevent confusion.
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wangqh2696122why do you think "offering it to him" is better than "offering him it"?Because I'm a native speaker, and that's the way I would say it. The other way sounds odd.
wangqh2696122why do you think "offering it to him" is better than "offering him it"?We almost always rephrase it when the sentence ends in "him it", "her it", "me it", "us it", "you it", of "them it".