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Grammar Bomb: Advice VS Advise

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Let me advise you—be careful what advice you accept. 

#GrammarBombEA

 

Advise [THINK: verb; counsel (S)]
Advice [THINK: noun; guide to action (C)]

 

“Advise is a verb meaning “to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following.””

“…Advice is a noun meaning “an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.””

[read more about it on blog.dictionary.com]

Advice to a Writer

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“I never know how to give advice to a writer because there’s so much you could say, and it’s hard to translate your own experience. But of course, I always try. The main thing that I usually end up saying is to read a lot. To read a great deal and to learn from that.”

— Sue Monk Kidd