We told him to go to the doctor. vs We told him to to the doctor.

The phrase to use is 'We told him to go to the doctor.' The second phrase 'We told him to to the doctor.' is incorrect as it has a repeated 'to'.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"We told him to go to the doctor."

This phrase is used to indicate that someone was instructed or advised to visit a doctor.

Examples:

She told me to go to the doctor for a check-up.
They told him to go to the doctor for his persistent cough.
I told her to go to the doctor to get her ankle checked.
He told them to go to the doctor for a second opinion.
The teacher told the students to go to the doctor if they felt unwell.

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Jan 24, 2011 ... He had been feeling poorly and had a blackout spell, and we told him to go to the doctor. “And then, he felt better. His wife came home, and ...
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Oct 2, 2022 ... And we told him to go to the doctor to get meds changed. We would have had better luck talking to the donkey in 5he pasture down the road.
Jun 4, 2015 ... “He said he'd been suffering chest pains for a few days and we told him to go to the doctor. I feel so lost today.” Mr Fincher also revealed ...
Sep 12, 2022 ... And we told him to go to the doctor to get meds changed. We would have had better luck talking to the donkey in 5he pasture down the road.
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Jan 14, 2021 ... We told him to go to the doctor but he said he would be fine soon,” she added. “From 19-20 December, he stopped eating and could not even go ...
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This phrase is incorrect as it contains a repeated 'to'.

"We told him to to the doctor."

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We told him to go to the doctor. vs We told him to to the doctor.

"We told him to go to the doctor."

"We told him to to the doctor."

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