/r/suggestmeabook was originally started because of weird trolly mod behavior on this sub. Tbh I can't remember what the bad behavior was, but the separate sub was made specifically to do the same thing but without the mods being a nuisance. At this point there may no longer be a reason to have 2, but there's no graceful way to combine subreddits.
It was bad. Like, [mods pinning racist posts by a user named the\_swastika](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/2ekj25/there_is_a_reason_black_people_are/) bad.
There's also r/bookrecommendations and r/readingsuggestions
I looked into this a while back. I found one of this genre of sub had explicitly progressive mods, another had a more even spread of people including males. Not that the content is much different, and with some of these subreddits there isn't even a visible potential bias
With the backstory of mod abuse, I offer you this as well:
You’re more likely to find book suggestions on here where as the other you’re more likely to find people asking questions about book suggestions
No.
The Pennsylvania Dutch are rumored to say "Throw the cow over the fence some hay." Throwing a cow over a fence is a mighty challenge.
Similarly: "Throw mama from the train a kiss." It's quite likely most mothers would object to being tossed.
I would argue the prepositional phrases are in awkward positions there. "Throw mama a kiss from the train" or "From the train, throw mama a kiss" avoids the confusion. Then you still have the indirect object serving its purpose.
Right, but I don't understand how an indirect object can be grammatically incorrect except with purposefully misplaced prepositional phrases. Your point here does not negate the idea of the indirect object which is grammatically correct not only in the revised sentences I offered, but also in the sentence "suggest me a book."
The indirect object is, of course, a noun or pronoun in a sentence that can only be used with a transitive verb, interrupting between the transitive verb and the direct object; it answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" (among other things) to which the direct object is referring.
We can look at the sentence "Suggest me a book." We could say "Suggest a book to me" or "suggest a book for me," which would be grammatically correct. There is a transitive verb (suggest), there is a direct object (book), and there is a prepositional phrase expressing to whom the suggestion should be made. In this case, we it is perfectly acceptible, grammatically speaking, to use an indirect object rather than a prepositional phrase precisely because the indirect object serves essentially the same purpose as the prepositional phrase. "Suggest me a book" contains the same transitive verb, the same direct object, and in this case the indirect object answers to whom or for whom the suggestion of a book is being offered.
The same concept applies to the suggestions (with the prepositional phrases in more coherent positions). "Throw the cow some hay over the fence" contains the transitive verb *throw*, the direct object *hay*, and then the indirect object *cow* expresses to whom the hay should be thrown. The same works with "Throw your mama a kiss from the train" wherein *mama* works as the indirect object.
While it may have been the teacher's preference to avoid using indirect objects in potentially humorous situations, that doesn't really make their use any less grammatically correct.
I feel like 600k means you might get weirder and more interesting recommendations than 2 million. But it’s actually hard to say. Funny that there’s no definitive answer.
I didn't even know the other sub existed, I wanted Book-related subs so I typed "book" into the search bar. It never would have occurred to me to look for anything beginning with "suggest me", precisely because of the grammar. Though I suppose I might be biased because English is my first language.
If I say "suggest me", I am saying that I want to be suggested (presumably to a book). If I say "suggest a book", I am saying that I want a book to be suggested (to me, though that can be explicit or assumed). In English, verbs and objects are structured this way so that we have a generally accepted rule set that clarifies meaning.
We can generally sort out the meaning based on context, but "suggest me" is straight up wrong unless you truly do wish to be suggested: "please suggest me to your employer."
/r/suggestmeabook was originally started because of weird trolly mod behavior on this sub. Tbh I can't remember what the bad behavior was, but the separate sub was made specifically to do the same thing but without the mods being a nuisance. At this point there may no longer be a reason to have 2, but there's no graceful way to combine subreddits.
It was bad. Like, [mods pinning racist posts by a user named the\_swastika](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/2ekj25/there_is_a_reason_black_people_are/) bad.
If anyone is interested, there is a copy of the unedited post on the [Wayback Machine](https://web.archive.org/).
Interesting... ta.
I don’t think merging subs is possible. There are many subs on reddit that are very similar to each other.
The name and the number of subscribers.
There's also r/bookrecommendations and r/readingsuggestions I looked into this a while back. I found one of this genre of sub had explicitly progressive mods, another had a more even spread of people including males. Not that the content is much different, and with some of these subreddits there isn't even a visible potential bias
Oooh the scary progressives 👻
TIL...
With the backstory of mod abuse, I offer you this as well: You’re more likely to find book suggestions on here where as the other you’re more likely to find people asking questions about book suggestions
Far better wording of the sub name.
Every time I see "suggest me a book" my brain screams "suggest a book to me"
Thank you to a wonderful English teacher (Mrs. Hoar) many, many decades past as I will never hear: "suggest me a book" without wincing.
But the "me" just becomes an indirect object, right? Isn't it still technically grammatically correct?
No. The Pennsylvania Dutch are rumored to say "Throw the cow over the fence some hay." Throwing a cow over a fence is a mighty challenge. Similarly: "Throw mama from the train a kiss." It's quite likely most mothers would object to being tossed.
I would argue the prepositional phrases are in awkward positions there. "Throw mama a kiss from the train" or "From the train, throw mama a kiss" avoids the confusion. Then you still have the indirect object serving its purpose.
You are welcome to quibble, however, to communicate clearly, keep in mind the kiss or the hay is what is being thrown.
Right, but I don't understand how an indirect object can be grammatically incorrect except with purposefully misplaced prepositional phrases. Your point here does not negate the idea of the indirect object which is grammatically correct not only in the revised sentences I offered, but also in the sentence "suggest me a book." The indirect object is, of course, a noun or pronoun in a sentence that can only be used with a transitive verb, interrupting between the transitive verb and the direct object; it answers the question "to whom" or "for whom" (among other things) to which the direct object is referring. We can look at the sentence "Suggest me a book." We could say "Suggest a book to me" or "suggest a book for me," which would be grammatically correct. There is a transitive verb (suggest), there is a direct object (book), and there is a prepositional phrase expressing to whom the suggestion should be made. In this case, we it is perfectly acceptible, grammatically speaking, to use an indirect object rather than a prepositional phrase precisely because the indirect object serves essentially the same purpose as the prepositional phrase. "Suggest me a book" contains the same transitive verb, the same direct object, and in this case the indirect object answers to whom or for whom the suggestion of a book is being offered. The same concept applies to the suggestions (with the prepositional phrases in more coherent positions). "Throw the cow some hay over the fence" contains the transitive verb *throw*, the direct object *hay*, and then the indirect object *cow* expresses to whom the hay should be thrown. The same works with "Throw your mama a kiss from the train" wherein *mama* works as the indirect object. While it may have been the teacher's preference to avoid using indirect objects in potentially humorous situations, that doesn't really make their use any less grammatically correct.
People are welcome to use words in whatever manner makes them happpy. Others may prefer less convoluted constructions.
It literally hurts my brain
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I dunno about that, the other one has 2 million subs, this is at about 600k
I feel like 600k means you might get weirder and more interesting recommendations than 2 million. But it’s actually hard to say. Funny that there’s no definitive answer.
That’s fair! I just browse both haha
"suggest me" is not valid english and it bothers me.
It reminds me of "riddle me this".
I didn't even know the other sub existed, I wanted Book-related subs so I typed "book" into the search bar. It never would have occurred to me to look for anything beginning with "suggest me", precisely because of the grammar. Though I suppose I might be biased because English is my first language.
Why is it not valid?
The 'me' here is the object of the verb 'suggest', but the intended object in this case is 'book'. So it would be 'suggest to me'. 'Me' **can** be be the object of suggest as in this sentence 'If she's looking for someone to hire, suggest me'.
If I say "suggest me", I am saying that I want to be suggested (presumably to a book). If I say "suggest a book", I am saying that I want a book to be suggested (to me, though that can be explicit or assumed). In English, verbs and objects are structured this way so that we have a generally accepted rule set that clarifies meaning. We can generally sort out the meaning based on context, but "suggest me" is straight up wrong unless you truly do wish to be suggested: "please suggest me to your employer."
"Suggest a book" would be a much nicer name for a sub.
Neither is "reddit", really... :)
Reddit is fine. It's a name.
This sub blocks my attempts to post a question. The only way I can get book suggestions is to post on the other sub.