COSMOS - Vol. 1 Ch. 4 - Living Needs

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Great chapter. not a crying guy, but eyes got a bit misty.
 
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The verb “recommend” does not take two direct objects as an inner accusative and an outer accusative.

“I recommend the cheese to you.” ← correct
“I recommend to you the cheese.” ← correct but unusual
“I recommend you the cheese.” ← incorrect
 
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The verb “recommend” does not take two direct objects as an inner accusative and an outer accusative.

“I recommend the cheese to you.” ← correct
“I recommend to you the cheese.” ← correct but unusual
“I recommend you the cheese.” ← incorrect
Thanks for the catch. Wouldnt hurt to find a proofreader lol
 
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Thanks for the catch. Wouldnt hurt to find a proofreader lol
I think that some people have been confused by the form

“<subject> recommend [that]”​

as in

“I recommend you see a doctor.”​

which is really an informal version of

“I recommend that you see a doctor.”​

Without the “that”, “you” might look like an object. But the real object is the proposition

“[that] you see a doctor”​

Indeed, one could write

“I recommend to you [that] you see a doctor.”​

just as one could write

“I recommend to you [that] your child go to school.”​

Of course, non-native speakers are not only more prone to such confusions, but to imitate the practices of other non-native speakers.
 
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From Tamura I've only read Beelzebub, one of my favorite mangas. I didn't pay too much atention to his other works (I've heard they are good tho) but this story is really catching my interest, I'm really eager to continue it to see where it goes.
 
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Girl that is not the lead: shows the slightest bit of interest in the male lead

Every manga: “You are already dead.”
 

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