Don’t “recommend me”

[JtB]

“Recommend me” this / that is incorrect, better to say “Recommend to me” this / that instead. “Recommend me” means recommend me to someone else which I’m sure is not what most people here mean when they use the expression.
Just saying….

 

[PeteXXX]

So, recommend me a book on grammar is a fail, then..?

 

[biggs682]

I am not the best person when it comes to grammar

 

[winjim]

I'd recommend you don't worry about it.

 

[postman]

My grammar is appalling,I missed so much schooling with being a wimpy nervous child.I bet it shows on here.

 

[Lozz360]

I would like to recommend you the book, "Eats, Shoots and Leaves". The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss.

 

[MichaelW2]

I commend you.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It’s recommend one of course

 

[T4tomo]

It’s recommend one of course

unless they asked "recommend me two..."

 

[KnittyNorah]

So, recommend me a book on grammar is a fail, then..?

Yes. Recommend a book on grammar to me. Or just, recommend a book on grammar. That is asking about a book on grammar.
If you say 'recommend me ...' then you are saying that you want to be recommended ... maybe for a promotion, or to the Queen for a knighthood...LOL

A neighbour yesterday was very pleased about what one of the senior managers in her workplace had said to her. 'He recommended me to Dr XYZ for the new post that's being opened up in April.'

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Is this life hacks?

 

[Brandane]

Whenever I see one of those threads "recommend me .... new bike tyres (or whatever)" I am always tempted to reply "OK then; I recommend you get new bike tyres!"

 

[mustang1]

Through the ages as I've interacted more with non native English speakers, my English has taken a turn for the worse. Questions have become statements but one has to say in a different tone. For example
Do you have a bike?
and
You have a bike?
are both asking about you having a bike, but one is a question, and the other is (or at least should be) a statement.

Another thing, like you said, is something I heard in America when they say "the weather tuesday is sunny" rather than "the weather ON tuesday is sunny".

Irritating, but as long as I understand what people are saying. I don't know nothing. So I do, or don't I? Grrr...

 

[winjim]

I would like to recommend you the book, "Eats, Shoots and Leaves". The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss.

I recommend you throw that book on the fire since it ruined a perfectly good dirty joke.

 

[KnittyNorah]

Another thing, like you said, is something I heard in America when they say "the weather tuesday is sunny" rather than "the weather ON tuesday is sunny".

I hear ( and oh! how it grates!) 'We went to Disney on Easter.' Not 'on Easter Sunday' but just 'on Easter' or 'on Christmas' or whatever! Someone said to me that they hope to visit England 'on Easter'. I wanted to ask, 'Would that be on Easter Saturday, Sunday, Monday or Tuesday? It seems rather a long way for just a day trip ...' but instead I said 'Bring your big coat and an umbrella!'