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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French recommender, from Medieval Latin recommendare, from [[Latin]] re- + commendare to commend
variant of recommander RECOMMAND v.1, and partly < post-classical Latin recommendare to commit, entrust (10th cent.; frequently from 11th cent. in British sources), to [[praise]], commend (13th cent.), to commend in [[prayer]] (14th cent. in British sources)
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : to present as [[worthy]] of [[acceptance]] or [[trial]] <recommended the [[medicine]]>
:b : to endorse as fit, worthy, or competent <recommends her for the position>
*2 : entrust, [[commit]] <recommended his [[soul]] to [[God]]>
*3 : to make [[acceptable]] <has other points to recommend it>
*4 : advise <recommend that the matter be dropped>
==Description==
A '''recommendation''' [[letter]] or letter of recommendation is a letter in which the [[writer]] assesses the [[qualities]], characteristics, and [[capabilities]] of the [[person]] being recommended in terms of that [[individual]]’s ability to [[perform]] a particular task or [[function]]. Recommendation letters are almost always specifically requested to be [[written]] about someone, and are therefore addressed to a particular requestor. Letters of recommendation are typically [[related]] to employment, admissions to [[institutions]] of higher [[education]] or scholarship eligibility.
*Recommendation vs reference
The term "recommendation letter" is often used interchangeably with the term "[[reference]] [[letter]]"; however, there is a difference between the two [[types]]. Letters of recommendation are very specific in [[nature]] and normally requested/required and are always addressed to an [[individual]], whereas [[letters]] of reference are more general in [[nature]] and are usually addressed "To Whom It May Concern".
[[Category: Education]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French recommender, from Medieval Latin recommendare, from [[Latin]] re- + commendare to commend
variant of recommander RECOMMAND v.1, and partly < post-classical Latin recommendare to commit, entrust (10th cent.; frequently from 11th cent. in British sources), to [[praise]], commend (13th cent.), to commend in [[prayer]] (14th cent. in British sources)
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : to present as [[worthy]] of [[acceptance]] or [[trial]] <recommended the [[medicine]]>
:b : to endorse as fit, worthy, or competent <recommends her for the position>
*2 : entrust, [[commit]] <recommended his [[soul]] to [[God]]>
*3 : to make [[acceptable]] <has other points to recommend it>
*4 : advise <recommend that the matter be dropped>
==Description==
A '''recommendation''' [[letter]] or letter of recommendation is a letter in which the [[writer]] assesses the [[qualities]], characteristics, and [[capabilities]] of the [[person]] being recommended in terms of that [[individual]]’s ability to [[perform]] a particular task or [[function]]. Recommendation letters are almost always specifically requested to be [[written]] about someone, and are therefore addressed to a particular requestor. Letters of recommendation are typically [[related]] to employment, admissions to [[institutions]] of higher [[education]] or scholarship eligibility.
*Recommendation vs reference
The term "recommendation letter" is often used interchangeably with the term "[[reference]] [[letter]]"; however, there is a difference between the two [[types]]. Letters of recommendation are very specific in [[nature]] and normally requested/required and are always addressed to an [[individual]], whereas [[letters]] of reference are more general in [[nature]] and are usually addressed "To Whom It May Concern".
[[Category: Education]]
[[Category: General Reference]]