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Desafinado Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Which is better

My sentence was corrected to "to me". Could you let me know which is better?

Could you recommend any tips for me?

Could you recommend any tips to me?
  

Top answer

Maybe. The problem is that a recommendation and a tip are very similar. You do not recommend tips.

— Doctor D

  • Maybe.
  • The problem is that a recommendation and a tip are very similar.
  • You do not recommend tips.
  • You would use one word or the other.
  • So, Do you have any recommendations for me?
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2 Answers
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Maybe. The problem is that a recommendation and a tip are very similar. You do not recommend tips. You would use one word or the other.

So,
Do you have any recommendations for me?
Or
Do you have any tips for me?

If you want to use the "to me" pattern,
You could say
Are there any recommendations/tips you can offer to me?

But normally, the "to" would
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Thank you, Doctor D. I appreciate your detailed explanation.
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