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#1. "RE: making suggestions" In response to Reply # 0
Dear rosagold,
>If you are unhappy in your job, I suggest to you that you should look for something else. This is possible, but we would be much more likely to say the simpler version; If you are unhappy in your job, I suggest you look for something else.
>If you are unhappy in your job, I suggest you look for something else. This is the one that we would use.
>If you are unhappy in your job, I suggest you should look for something else. Again, this is unnecessarily complicated.
>If you are not sure, I suggest you ask Peter. This is the most likely sentence to be used in this group.
>If you are not sure, i suggest asking Peter This is possible, too.
>I suggest to George that he should wait a few more days. It seems a little odd to use present simple here - "I suggested to George.." (past tense) seems more likely. The rest of the sentence is fine.
>I suggest to George that he wait a few more days. Again, It seems a little odd to use present simple here - "I suggested to George.." (past tense) seems more likely. The rest of the sentence is fine.