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Hi

"Could you explain me how it works?"

Shouldn't it rather be: "Could you explain TO me how it works?"
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Hi

"Could you explain me how it works?"

Shouldn't it rather be: "Could you explain TO me how it works?"
It should.Explain me=tell me something about me/interpret me.
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Now then my book is wrong. Probably it was just a mistake.

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