recommend to or for someone?

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Eliisa

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Is it correct to say "I recommend this book for you"?

Oxford Advanced Learner's dictionary says: recommend to someone for/as something, but you can often see the above version in texts.
 

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Different meanings.

"For" means the person who will ultimately use it.
"To" is the person who receives the recommendation.

Lately I have been recommending a particular book TO my friends FOR their children. (It's The Mysterious Benedict Society, in case you have any children between 8 and 12. I highly recommend this book for children of that age.)
 
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