Timeline for “Make sure to” vs. “Make sure you”
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| Sep 16, 2021 at 14:41 | comment | added | Stuart F | Ngrams are particularly problematic here because "make sure you" is only second person while "make sure to" could be used with first person or in some contexts third person ("I will make sure to...", "They make sure to...", etc.) | |
| Sep 15, 2021 at 21:26 | vote | accept | Tim Rogers | ||
| Sep 15, 2021 at 20:02 | comment | added | Steve | @DjinTonic ngram has serious limitations. Do a search and see how unreliable it is. | |
| Sep 15, 2021 at 19:56 | answer | added | Greybeard | timeline score: 1 | |
| Sep 15, 2021 at 19:21 | answer | added | Henrik Erlandsson | timeline score: 0 | |
| Sep 15, 2021 at 18:30 | history | edited | Tim Rogers | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 15, 2021 at 18:23 | history | edited | Tim Rogers | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 15, 2021 at 18:21 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Sep 15, 2021 at 18:10 | comment | added | Tim Rogers | @EdwinAshworth That question is very similar and related (I reviewed it before posting this question). I'm puzzled by the merit (to my ears) of "make sure you" rather than "be sure to". | |
| Sep 15, 2021 at 18:09 | comment | added | DjinTonic | That question doesn't explain why there is no ngram for "make sure to collect" for BrE. | |
| Sep 15, 2021 at 18:03 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Does this answer your question? “Make sure to” vs. “Be sure to”: Is the first one correct? | |
| Sep 15, 2021 at 17:47 | comment | added | Tim Rogers | @KillingTime - Because it sounds wrong to me in the same way that "Please pass me them shoes" sounds wrong. I'm afraid that my knowledge of English grammar is far too sketchy for me to explain why it might be wrong. Hence my question. | |
| Sep 15, 2021 at 17:43 | answer | added | DjinTonic | timeline score: 0 | |
| Sep 15, 2021 at 17:40 | comment | added | KillingTime | What makes you think that "make sure to..." is wrong? | |
| S Sep 15, 2021 at 17:36 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Sep 15, 2021 at 17:36 | history | asked | Tim Rogers | CC BY-SA 4.0 |