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Usage of the word 'Certifiable' | Use of wide - I ask you not to mind my wide explanation. I just liked to clarify

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#16 (permalink) Wed Jun 17, 2009 15:49 pm Followed by A-B-C

Is 'recommend me' really wrong?

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#17 (permalink) Wed Jun 17, 2009 19:19 pm Followed by A-B-C

SkiIucK wrote:

Is 'recommend me' really wrong?

No, it is quite correct in certain contexts.

you would perhaps recommend me to some people you know

you'd feel free to recommend me to some of your friends and colleagues

I asked Bishop Thomas to recommend me for ordination to the priesthood
http://corpus.byu.edu/bnc/x.asp
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