Advise OR Advice?

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First of all, I think we need a section here dedicated just to grammar? does anyone else agree?

To the point of the thread. PLS PLS HEP ME! I still cannot figure out when to use either one. I've googled both and read and re-read till i'm almost cross eyed, they both seem to mean the same thing.

I just contacted someone and tweeted asking if they could 'Advice' on an issue? i checked and rechecked before sending it and now it seems i used the wrong one.

Advise is a verb
Advice is a noun

You used the wrong one. I wouldn’t worry about it though.

Advice is the thing that is given, advise is the action of giving it. So you are asking for advice (the 'thing') but the person giving it will advise (the 'action').

^ what they said^

Advise is a verb. Advice is a noun.

Similarly, practise is a verb, but practice is a noun. However, BOTH noun and verb are practise in US English.

Say it aloud “Can you advice me” -it just sounds wrong. HTH

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"Licence" and "license" work similarly too - licence is a noun (for the physical thing, eg a TV licence) and license is a verb (the act of giving or receiving a licence, eg TV licensing).

The way I remember this is that ice is a noun, and therefore advICE and practICE are also nouns... works for me. Also as a PP said, ‘advice’ has a hard s sound whereas ‘advise’ has a soft z sound, if you say them out loud in the wrong context you can really hear the difference.

Advise is a verb
Advice is a noun

This.

Your tweet was wrong. Can I have some advice? Can you advise me.

Agree with pp, say it aloud.

What they said, advice is a noun (thing), advise is a verb (doing word). In sentences:

I advise you to see a solicitor.
She was advised to contact HR.
I need someone to advise me about my pension.

Your solicitor can give you advice about your divorce.
She should get some advice about her rights.
I need advice about my childcare options.

Advise rhymes with eyes
Advice rhymes with rice

If that helps

You can ask for my advice.
I can advise you.

Thank you all. Marriage thank you for that wonderful tip! I shall be using it from now on.

We're just moving this thread over to Pedants' corner at the OP's request.

However, BOTH noun and verb are practise in US English.

Wrong, @semideponent - they are both 'practice'.

"Licence" and "license" work similarly too - licence is a noun (for the physical thing, eg a TV licence) and license is a verb (the act of giving or receiving a licence, eg TV licensing).

Except in American English where license is both noun and verb. This can be a bit confusing because although we Americans have also abandoned the practice/practise distinction, for that one we chose the "ice" word while using the "ise" word for license.