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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Word Query

Hi!

I just would like to know if it is alright to use the word advices?

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Probably not, in the way you want to use it. When we tell people what is good for them, we are giving them some advice (uncountable noun). To make this countable, we need a 'counter' word: 'Let me give you a piece of advice .

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  • Probably not, in the way you want to use it.
  • When we tell people what is good for them, we are giving them some advice (uncountable noun).
  • To make this countable, we need a 'counter' word: 'Let me give you a piece of advice .
  • ' 'Advice' does have a VERY limited use as a countable noun: an advice in business English is a kind of memo, a notification of an agreement or transaction.
  • In that situation, you can use the plural advices for more than one notice.
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Probably not, in the way you want to use it. When we tell people what is good for them, we are giving them some advice (uncountable noun). To make this countable, we need a 'counter' word: 'Let me give you a piece of advice. Let me give you two pieces of advice.'

'Advice' does have a VERY limited use as a countable noun: an advice in business English is a ki
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