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Difference between advise and advice #1 (permalink) Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:15 am   Difference between advise and advice
 

Test No. errors/inter-1 "Save money now", question 4

She gave me some very good advise when she told me to buy that car.

(a) gave
(b) advise
(c) told
(d) buy

Test No. errors/inter-1 "Save money now", answer 4

She gave me some very good advice when she told me to buy that car.

Correct entry: advice
The error was: (b) advise
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Difference between advise and advice #2 (permalink) Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:04 am   Difference between advise and advice
 

As you can see there is an error in this sentence: it must read good advice and not good advise.
Advice is a noun and advise is a verb and you clearly have to use the noun before the adjective good. (good advice)
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Difference between advise and advice #3 (permalink) Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:45 am   Difference between advise and advice
 

it is correct to say "some very good advices" (I mean to use the plural of de noun advice)?
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Difference between advise and advice #4 (permalink) Sun Aug 16, 2009 13:26 pm   Difference between advise and advice
 

Frank Stern wrote:
Is it correct to say "some very good advices" (I mean to use the plural of the noun advice)?
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Hello Frank,

Generally speaking, it would be a grammatical error to say "some very good advices". The plural form of the word "advice" does exist, but it has an extremely limited and very specialized use. So, as a rule, you should always use the singular, uncountable form of that word.

These are all CORRECT:

- some very good advice
- a lot of very good advice
- two very good pieces of advice
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Difference between advise and advice #5 (permalink) Mon Aug 17, 2009 19:32 pm   Difference between advise and advice
 

Hi EE

Please tell me more about that limited use of "advices", will you?

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