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> I cannot recommend X too highly This isn't a veiled statement. It's outright dunking on the applicant.
by doktrin 2y ago
> I cannot recommend X too highly
This isn't a veiled statement. It's outright dunking on the applicant.
- thedanbob 2y agoIt can be interpreted both ways: "I cannot recommend X too highly (because they suck)" vs "I cannot recommend X too highly (because whatever praise I give will be inadequate)"
- doktrin 2y agoIf praise is the intent, it would be phrased as "... cannot recommend X highly enough"
- MiguelX413 2y agoI disagree.
- doktrin 2y agoNot every opinion is equally valid
- boxed 2y agoMy take away from this is that any positive thing written in a letter of recommendation can be read as sarcasm by an English speaker. I think there's some deeper issue with the language/culture here.
- doktrin 2y agoEvery language has turns of phrase that are not necessarily intuitive to non-native speakers.