Recommend and Teach

Recommend

Recommend verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.

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Teach and recommend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Teach" instead a verb "Recommend".

Teach verb - To cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field.

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Recommend and teach are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Recommend" instead a verb "Teach".

So often comments with double meanings are used, such as "I cannot recommend this person too highly", "He has made immeasurable contributions to our firm", "There is nothing you can teach a man like this", and "Youll be lucky if you can get this person to work for you".

Source: Stealth Insult aka: Backhanded Compliment
It certainly doesn't help that the Britannia 88 discs, which are supposed to teach you how to properly perform tasks, aren't unlocked until you've beaten the requisite surgery once and even then don't always recommend the best tools.

Source: Video Game / Surgeon Simulator 2013

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