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advice

guidance / recommendation
[U] Uncountable

This term carries a helpful, supportive connotation when referring to guidance, though it can feel intrusive if given unsolicited. It is typically used in professional or personal mentorship contexts to suggest a preferred course of action without the force of a command. Grammatically, this noun is strictly uncountable. It cannot be pluralized as advices nor used with the indefinite article a. To refer to a single suggestion, one must use a partitive construction such as a piece of advice or an item of advice.

You cannot have an advice; you must have a piece of advice or some advice, as it represents an indivisible mass of guidance.

💬Casual Conversation

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Victoria is in a high-stakes board meeting while Sterling is at his private spa.
Mr. Sterling

Victoria, the corporate spirit is a wilting lily. I need your advice on reviving it.

Mr. Sterling
Victoria
Victoria

Stop messing around and just sign the payroll audit before we're cooked.

💡
The dynamic highlights Sterling's detachment through his flowery metaphor ('wilting lily') contrasted with Victoria's bluntness. She uses the idiom 'cooked', meaning to be in a hopeless situation or facing certain failure, to pressure him into performing a basic administrative task.

Meanings

Nounguidance

Guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action.

"She sought legal advice before signing the contract."

Nounrecommendation

Information or notice given to someone about a specific matter, often in a formal context.

"The bank sent an advice of payment to the vendor."

Related Words

guidancecounselsuggestiontipadvisorconsultationwisdominstruction
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