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Grammar

Advice / Advise

my friend always uses "advise" instead of advice ... is that a proper way to use that word? For example... thank you for the advise on taking the train.

I know you can say -- please advise me on the best road to take. but isn't "advise" used incorrectly in the other example. what do you think?
  

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Hi, You might find this Question on "Please be adviced" helpful. "Advice" is the noun, "advise" the verb. When Matt advises people, he gives them advice.

  • Hi, You might find this Question on "Please be adviced" helpful.
  • "Advice" is the noun, "advise" the verb.
  • When Matt advises people, he gives them advice.
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Hi,

You might find this Question on "Please be adviced" helpful.

"Advice" is the noun, "advise" the verb. When Matt advises people, he gives them advice.
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advice is a noun with a C; advise is a verb with an S. C comes before S.
Noun starts with an N; verb starts with a V. N comes before V.

Noun --- advice
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Verb --- advise


N comes before V.
C come
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Just don't try this with "affect" and "effect"!!!Emotion: smile
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That is true. Thanks. Learn it from matthewq - http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/ lists common errors in English such as this.
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Interesting thread.
Some time ago, I posted the rule for the endings "ise" and "ice"; the words in question then were "practise" and "practice". [url="http://www.EnglishForward.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=43262#43334"]Here[/url] is the thread I'm referring to.
In response to my po
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Just don't try this with "affect" and "effect"!!!


More additions:
Affect (verb)
Effect (noun)

PS: Effect has a verb form too but it carries another meaning.
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Miriam,

Here is a direct quotation from the American Heritage Dictionary which I am physically holding and copying from at this very moment (Not easy - It weighs a ton!):

prac-tice [pronunciation given here] v. -ticed, -ticing, -tices. Also chiefly British prac-tise. [definitions for the verb follow] --n. Also prac-tise. [definitions for the
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So, as a closing then, either:

"Please advise." or "Advice, please."

would both be correct, but "Please advice." would not be... Am I correct?

Bill
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Please advise. This is fine.

Advice, please. This may be okay grammatically because it's obviously a shortened form of the idea "I seek your advice, please." But it's very curt, and I would find it a bit presumptive and rude.

You are correct that "Please advice" is incorrect. Perhaps "Please! Your advice!" could be a desp
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I alway say If you need any futher assistance, please advise. Is this correct?

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