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Grammar Alert! Advise is not a noun.
Among the cringe-worthy grammar errors we see every day, the misuse of “advise” ranks right up there with the misuse of “myself.”
I’m seeing it more and more often, both here on Active Rain and in other articles, posts, and comments around the Internet. And every time it does make me cringe.It no doubt makes some clients and prospects cringe as well - which is why I bring it up every few months.
It’s used incorrectly in “Thank you for the advise,” or “Would you please give me some advise on how to…” In an AR comment it might say “I appreciate the good advise.”
Ouch!
“Advise” is not a noun. “Advise” is a verb. That means it’s an action word – something you DO. The proper way to say those sentences would be
“Thank you for advising me.” “Would you please advise me on how to…” “I appreciate you taking time to advise…” Perhaps these writers don’t know there IS a correct word to use? There is. The word is “advice.” Just change the s to c.
“Thank you for the advice.” “Would you please give me some advice on…” “I appreciate the good advice.” How can you remember the difference? There’s ... more

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