grammar
Technically speaking, as @Mustafa points out, there are some contexts where omitting the first "to" implies that the recommendation itself is being made to someone else,
When abbreviating the word "recommendations" as "reco''s", is it proper to use the apostrophe to show that it''s an abbreviation, or does it conflict with a possessive apostrophe?
Depends on the context. Is the recommendation good/bad/mediocre, or are there recommendations you might make about changes to the dataset?
If person A gives person B a recommendation, can you call A recommender and B recommendee — or are these words made up? I''ve seen both forms used in everyday
The recommend + person + to -infinitive formulation seems to have been more common in the past, while the recommend that + person + subjunctive appears to be gaining
Strongly recommended means the recommendation comes to you ''strongly'' ie you are being powerfully urged to do, or not do... something. Eg it is strongly recommended that
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