Does “I would not recommend to my worst enemy” make sense?
Does "I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy" make sense? Shouldn't it be either "I would recommend this place to my worst enemy" or "I would not even recommend this place to my worst enemy"?
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Does "I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy" make sense? Shouldn't it be either "I would recommend this place to my worst enemy" or "I would not even recommend this place to my worst enemy"?
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It's informal, so more common to say "I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy", i.e. even my worst enemy doesn't deserve something so bad; would not sounds overly emphatic, too formal, or non-fluent. Adding even is ok but not necessary nor standard.
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Does "I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy" make sense? Shouldn't it be either "I would recommend this place to my worst enemy" or "I would not even recommend this place to my worst enemy"?
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It's informal, so more common to say "I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy", i.e. even my worst enemy doesn't deserve something so bad; would not sounds overly emphatic, too formal, or non-fluent. Adding even is ok but not necessary nor standard.
– Chappo
2 hours ago
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It's informal, so more common to say "I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy", i.e. even my worst enemy doesn't deserve something so bad; would not sounds overly emphatic, too formal, or non-fluent. Adding even is ok but not necessary nor standard.
– Chappo
2 hours ago
It's informal, so more common to say "I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy", i.e. even my worst enemy doesn't deserve something so bad; would not sounds overly emphatic, too formal, or non-fluent. Adding even is ok but not necessary nor standard.
– Chappo
2 hours ago
It's informal, so more common to say "I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy", i.e. even my worst enemy doesn't deserve something so bad; would not sounds overly emphatic, too formal, or non-fluent. Adding even is ok but not necessary nor standard.
– Chappo
2 hours ago
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If your intent is to illustrate that the place is bad, you would say/write:
"I would not [even] recommend this place to my worst enemy."
It's understood the same way whether or not you use 'even'. "I would not [even] recommend" is more commonly used than "I would recommend.", but I think any of your proposed phrasing would be understood to mean the same, i.e. that 'this place' is terrible.
The more common phrasing ("I would not recommend") illustrates that the place is so bad that, as much as you dislike the person you dislike most in the world, you would not subject him/her to the experience you had at 'this place'.
If you used the less common phrasing, i.e. that you "would recommend this place to [your] worst enemy", it would likely be understood to mean the same, as I mentioned above. However, it's not clear whether that statement (that you would recommend this place to your worst enemy) is intended to mean that the place is bad, or that you're a nice person and would set differences aside to recommend a good place to your worst enemy.
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Gladly, but can you give me a hint on what I need to edit, Michael Harvey?
– mRotten
5 hours ago
How did I miss that? Thanks.
– mRotten
5 hours ago
if we both delete our comments, no-one need know. I'll start.
– Michael Harvey
3 hours ago
Thank you very much for clarifying it!
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If your intent is to illustrate that the place is bad, you would say/write:
"I would not [even] recommend this place to my worst enemy."
It's understood the same way whether or not you use 'even'. "I would not [even] recommend" is more commonly used than "I would recommend.", but I think any of your proposed phrasing would be understood to mean the same, i.e. that 'this place' is terrible.
The more common phrasing ("I would not recommend") illustrates that the place is so bad that, as much as you dislike the person you dislike most in the world, you would not subject him/her to the experience you had at 'this place'.
If you used the less common phrasing, i.e. that you "would recommend this place to [your] worst enemy", it would likely be understood to mean the same, as I mentioned above. However, it's not clear whether that statement (that you would recommend this place to your worst enemy) is intended to mean that the place is bad, or that you're a nice person and would set differences aside to recommend a good place to your worst enemy.
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mRotten
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Gladly, but can you give me a hint on what I need to edit, Michael Harvey?
– mRotten
5 hours ago
How did I miss that? Thanks.
– mRotten
5 hours ago
if we both delete our comments, no-one need know. I'll start.
– Michael Harvey
3 hours ago
Thank you very much for clarifying it!
– Euhang
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If your intent is to illustrate that the place is bad, you would say/write:
"I would not [even] recommend this place to my worst enemy."
It's understood the same way whether or not you use 'even'. "I would not [even] recommend" is more commonly used than "I would recommend.", but I think any of your proposed phrasing would be understood to mean the same, i.e. that 'this place' is terrible.
The more common phrasing ("I would not recommend") illustrates that the place is so bad that, as much as you dislike the person you dislike most in the world, you would not subject him/her to the experience you had at 'this place'.
If you used the less common phrasing, i.e. that you "would recommend this place to [your] worst enemy", it would likely be understood to mean the same, as I mentioned above. However, it's not clear whether that statement (that you would recommend this place to your worst enemy) is intended to mean that the place is bad, or that you're a nice person and would set differences aside to recommend a good place to your worst enemy.
answered 5 hours ago
mRotten
35217
Gladly, but can you give me a hint on what I need to edit, Michael Harvey?
– mRotten
5 hours ago
How did I miss that? Thanks.
– mRotten
5 hours ago
if we both delete our comments, no-one need know. I'll start.
– Michael Harvey
3 hours ago
Thank you very much for clarifying it!
– Euhang
2 hours ago
add a comment |
If your intent is to illustrate that the place is bad, you would say/write:
"I would not [even] recommend this place to my worst enemy."
It's understood the same way whether or not you use 'even'. "I would not [even] recommend" is more commonly used than "I would recommend.", but I think any of your proposed phrasing would be understood to mean the same, i.e. that 'this place' is terrible.
The more common phrasing ("I would not recommend") illustrates that the place is so bad that, as much as you dislike the person you dislike most in the world, you would not subject him/her to the experience you had at 'this place'.
If you used the less common phrasing, i.e. that you "would recommend this place to [your] worst enemy", it would likely be understood to mean the same, as I mentioned above. However, it's not clear whether that statement (that you would recommend this place to your worst enemy) is intended to mean that the place is bad, or that you're a nice person and would set differences aside to recommend a good place to your worst enemy.
answered 5 hours ago
mRotten
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If your intent is to illustrate that the place is bad, you would say/write:
"I would not [even] recommend this place to my worst enemy."
It's understood the same way whether or not you use 'even'. "I would not [even] recommend" is more commonly used than "I would recommend.", but I think any of your proposed phrasing would be understood to mean the same, i.e. that 'this place' is terrible.
The more common phrasing ("I would not recommend") illustrates that the place is so bad that, as much as you dislike the person you dislike most in the world, you would not subject him/her to the experience you had at 'this place'.
If you used the less common phrasing, i.e. that you "would recommend this place to [your] worst enemy", it would likely be understood to mean the same, as I mentioned above. However, it's not clear whether that statement (that you would recommend this place to your worst enemy) is intended to mean that the place is bad, or that you're a nice person and would set differences aside to recommend a good place to your worst enemy.
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Gladly, but can you give me a hint on what I need to edit, Michael Harvey?
– mRotten
5 hours ago
How did I miss that? Thanks.
– mRotten
5 hours ago
if we both delete our comments, no-one need know. I'll start.
– Michael Harvey
3 hours ago
Thank you very much for clarifying it!
– Euhang
2 hours ago
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Gladly, but can you give me a hint on what I need to edit, Michael Harvey?
– mRotten
5 hours ago
How did I miss that? Thanks.
– mRotten
5 hours ago
if we both delete our comments, no-one need know. I'll start.
– Michael Harvey
3 hours ago
Thank you very much for clarifying it!
– Euhang
2 hours ago
Gladly, but can you give me a hint on what I need to edit, Michael Harvey?
– mRotten
5 hours ago
Gladly, but can you give me a hint on what I need to edit, Michael Harvey?
– mRotten
5 hours ago
How did I miss that? Thanks.
– mRotten
5 hours ago
How did I miss that? Thanks.
– mRotten
5 hours ago
if we both delete our comments, no-one need know. I'll start.
– Michael Harvey
3 hours ago
if we both delete our comments, no-one need know. I'll start.
– Michael Harvey
3 hours ago
Thank you very much for clarifying it!
– Euhang
2 hours ago
Thank you very much for clarifying it!
– Euhang
2 hours ago
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It's informal, so more common to say "I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy", i.e. even my worst enemy doesn't deserve something so bad; would not sounds overly emphatic, too formal, or non-fluent. Adding even is ok but not necessary nor standard.
– Chappo
2 hours ago