Advice or Advise?

Advice or advise? These two words often get confused when writing.

So, how do you know when to use either?

Advice is a noun—a thing.

Advise is a verb—an action.

If you find yourself unsure about which to use at any time, try replacing with a thing. If it reads fine, then use ’advice.’

So, let us try this. We’ll use ‘money’ as our replacement.

He gave Abi some advice/advise before leaving.

He gave Abi some money before leaving.

It works, so we use 'advice' in this context.

Let’s try this again:

He is going to advice/advise Abi before leaving.

He is going to money Abi before leaving.

It’s a big, fat no! So, we use 'advise'.

He is going to advise Abi before leaving.

I hope you find this useful. This is a trick I came up with and use, generally. It may not apply in more complex contexts.

Do you find yourself confused by certain words? Feel free to let me know . Perhaps I could feature such words in future posts.

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