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Can I say: I must say Give me piece of advice Sun Apr 04, 2004 13:06 pm  Can I say: I must say Give me piece of advice
 

Hello everyone! Could you tell me: Can I say Give me advice. Maybe, I must say Give me piece of advice.
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Give me some advice Sun Apr 04, 2004 13:13 pm  Give me some advice
 

How about: Give me some advice.
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Give me some advice Sun Apr 04, 2004 13:19 pm  Give me some advice
 

Torsten wrote:
How about: Give me some advice.

" Some advice" and "piece of advice" the same?
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Advice Sun Apr 04, 2004 14:25 pm  Advice
 

Hi,

If you say A piece of advice, it is more specific.

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Advice Sun Apr 04, 2004 15:51 pm  Advice
 

[quote="Alan"]Hi,

If you say A piece of advice, it is more specific.

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What it is "more specific"?
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Specific Sun Apr 04, 2004 17:24 pm  Specific
 

specific = definite - emphatic - clear - precise - exact
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Can I say: I must say Give me piece of advice Fri Nov 17, 2006 23:09 pm  Can I say: I must say Give me piece of advice
 

Simply saying 'Give me advice' in English would not be rude, but it would certainly sound rather abrupt.... "Would you give me *some* advice about...[your question/topic]' sounds much better.

I would also have to say that to ask for a 'piece of advice' would be a very unusual and non-standard way of making the request.
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