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Is there a difference between ‘suggestion’ and ’recommendation‘?
Jun 30, 2010 9:50 AM
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To suggest something means you "should" do something. To recommend something means you "could" do something.
June 30, 2010
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No. Recommendation has nothing to do with whether you can do something.
To restate. There is a subtle difference between the two words. Recommendations are a special kind of suggestion. They are suggestions you're saying you personally would favour.
eg. I could suggest that someone jump off a cliff. I cannot recommend that. Do you see the difference? I can suggest someone eat the apple pie, but it isn't a recommendation. If I recommend it, it means I endorse that decision. It is what I personally consider the best suggestion if you like.
June 30, 2010
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A recommendation is a suggestion which you personally favour.
June 30, 2010
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