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'advise' as a noun.
Has 'advise' ever been used as a noun?
I am currently having a discussion (arguement) at aus.legal where this person claims he is the language king and yet uses 'adivse' as a noun and claims the OED backs him up...
I know the OED does not back him up (neither do any of my dictionaries), but I was wondering if this has ever been in usage or is overseas (i.e. US). The discussion got me interested.
My U.S. dictionary is quite old and agrees with my Australian dictionaries on this (and British). But I know that U.S. English does not use 'practise', which is in a similar noun/verb relationship as 'advice/advise'
I am currently having a discussion (arguement) at aus.legal where this person claims he is the language king and yet uses 'adivse' as a noun and claims the OED backs him up...
I know the OED does not back him up (neither do any of my dictionaries), but I was wondering if this has ever been in usage or is overseas (i.e. US). The discussion got me interested.
My U.S. dictionary is quite old and agrees with my Australian dictionaries on this (and British). But I know that U.S. English does not use 'practise', which is in a similar noun/verb relationship as 'advice/advise'
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[/nq] That's actually a trickier question than it might seem. Certainly, OED has 'advise' as a verb and 'advice' as a noun. But at times the noun form has been spelt 'advise' and the verb form as 'advice'.
- [/nq] That's actually a trickier question than it might seem.
- Certainly, OED has 'advise' as a verb and 'advice' as a noun.
- But at times the noun form has been spelt 'advise' and the verb form as 'advice'.
- legal and a lot of people on the Internet who can't spell' Practice and practise, per OED, show similar pedigrees.
- John Dean Oxford De-frag to reply
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[nq:1]Has 'advise' ever been used as a noun?[/nq]
That's actually a trickier question than it might seem. Certainly, OED has 'advise' as a verb and 'advice' as a noun.
But at times the noun form has been spelt 'advise' and the verb form as 'advice'.
So for 'advise' as a verb, OED cites >
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And for 'advice' the noun :
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But I supp
That's actually a trickier question than it might seem. Certainly, OED has 'advise' as a verb and 'advice' as a noun.
But at times the noun form has been spelt 'advise' and the verb form as 'advice'.
So for 'advise' as a verb, OED cites >
>
>
And for 'advice' the noun :
>
>
>
But I supp
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