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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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recommendation / suggestion / advice, what's the difference?

recommendation / suggestion / advice

Yes, I know all of them deliver the similar meaning but I could "feel " that they have some difference. Personally I could almost always pick the most suitable choice by "feeling"

However, this is the question raised by my kid but I don't know how to explain it to her.

Please advise. (Yes, I would not say Please recommend or Please suggest, but how to explain?)
  

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" The latter two require an object, for one thing. The words are very similar, but they are different. Part of the difference is in connotations, and part of the difference is in the environments in which they occur.

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  • " The latter two require an object, for one thing.
  • The words are very similar, but they are different.
  • Part of the difference is in connotations, and part of the difference is in the environments in which they occur.
  • I suggest that you consult a thesaurus and a dictionary to discover the subtle differences among the three.
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The expression is "Please advise," so that is what you should say, not "Please suggest" or "Please recommend." The latter two require an object, for one thing.

The words are very similar, but they are different. Part of the difference is in connotations, and part of the difference is in the environments in which they occur. I suggest that you consult a thesaurus and a dictionary to discov
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