Taking heed of your doctor's advice

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Peaceblinkfriend  #545883  Thu, 24 Jul 08 01:43 PM
You should take heed of your doctor's advice.

You should give heed to your doctor's advice.

You should heed to your doctor's advice.

You should heed your doctor's advice.

Could you please comment on the naturalness of these sentences?


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Grammar Geek  #545885  Thu, 24 Jul 08 01:47 PM

You should take heed of your doctor's advice. -- Okay, but perhaps a bit formal.

You should give heed to your doctor's advice. --
Do we say "give heed" when you mean "take heed"? This is not an expression I use much.

You should heed to your doctor's advice. --
No - "heed to" sounds completley wrong.

You should heed your doctor's advice.
-- Okay.

Could you please comment on the naturalness of these sentences? What's natural to me is "You should listen to your doctor!"

  
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Mister Micawber  #545886  Thu, 24 Jul 08 01:48 PM
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Only the 3rd seems wrong.
  
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Mister Micawber  #545888  Thu, 24 Jul 08 01:50 PM
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 Oh, sorry-- I didn't quite answer your question.  The 4th seems by far the most common to me.
  
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