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Advice / advise

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lilyb84 · 23/02/2016 00:26

You give advice (noun). Or you advise (verb). Has anyone else noticed the latter being used to mean the former ALL THE BLOODY TIME?!

AIBU to think this is going the way of apostrophes being used in plurals and everyone's favourite 'could of' and entering written language as acceptable usage?

It shouldn't bother me but it does perhaps because I'm 5 hours into a newborn cluster feed and just want to sleep dammit. Oh god, am I becoming the grammar police?!

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SuburbanRhonda · 23/02/2016 00:28

In the US it's the other way round. Maybe that's part of the problem?

SuburbanRhonda · 23/02/2016 00:28

Or is that practice and practise?

Maryz · 23/02/2016 00:29

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lilyb84 · 23/02/2016 00:32

Oops, I hadn't considered it being different elsewhere...

Although I was under the impression that practice is a noun and practise a verb as per the advice / advise example?

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lilyb84 · 23/02/2016 00:33

It says a lot about my current mental state that I've joined the ranks of complainants maryz Blush

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ilovesooty · 23/02/2016 00:35

Licence / license is the same.

Maryz · 23/02/2016 00:44

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steff13 · 23/02/2016 01:21

I'm in the US. I advise someone when I give them advice.

steff13 · 23/02/2016 01:23

Why would you ever say someone practiced the practice of law? Surely you'd just say he practiced law.

Junosmum · 23/02/2016 02:43

Drives me potty too OP. YANBU.

acasualobserver · 23/02/2016 07:25

I would also like people to learn the difference between discreet and discrete.

SquirmOfEels · 23/02/2016 07:26

The one I can never remember is stationary/stationery

acasualobserver · 23/02/2016 07:28

Stationery has an 'e' in for envelopes.

BikeRunSki · 23/02/2016 07:29

Stationary = still.
The train is stationary in the station.

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lilyb84 · 23/02/2016 07:29

I would also like people to learn the difference between discreet and discrete.

Yes!

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Drinksforeveryone · 23/02/2016 07:29

Squirm

Stationery has the e. E foe Envelope.

FuckyNell · 23/02/2016 07:32

Discreet/discrete is my favourite. Even my dd grammar school insist on 'discrete' makeup

Maryz · 23/02/2016 07:32

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SquirmOfEels · 23/02/2016 07:32

Thanks!

I really will work on committing the 'e for envelopes' to memory. I've heard it before, and managed to remember there was a mnemonic on the a/e but simply could not remember what it was.

Maryz · 23/02/2016 07:33

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WingMirrorSpider · 23/02/2016 07:37

I remember stationery because it's like grocery, habadashery, hosiery etc. Stuff for sale in a shop.

But the e for envelope one is easier so I'll use that one from now on.

Katenka · 23/02/2016 07:40

God these threads are so shitty.

I have dyslexia. I use what ever predictive text comes up with as a suggestion.

YouTheCat · 23/02/2016 07:40

I had an argument over 'practice' and 'practise' last year... with a year 5 teacher.

Mouseinahole · 23/02/2016 07:46

'Pendants' Maryz?
Are they to couch in place of pearls?

Mouseinahole · 23/02/2016 07:46

Clutch!!

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