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advice

[C/U] Both

This word carries a tone of helpfulness and expertise, often implying a gap in knowledge between the giver and the receiver. It suggests a supportive gesture intended to steer someone toward a successful or safe outcome. In professional or financial settings, the word shifts from a suggestion to a formal notification. Here, it functions as a cold, factual transmission of data, stripped of the personal guidance associated with its more common usage.

Uncountable when referring to helpful suggestions or guidance. Countable when referring to a formal business notification or document.

💬Conversación Casual

🎬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.

Victoria

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

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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

Noun

[someone][something]

Guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action.

"She sought legal advice before signing the contract."

Noun

[someone][something]

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."

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