Advice vs. Advise

Of course, advise is a verb. Nonetheless, I often read "you advice..." instead of "you advise..." Which one is more correct?

Armstrong

Armsys wrote:

I agree with you 100%. However, googling around, you will find "I advice you..." is more common. Try: http://www.google.com.hk/search?hl=en&q=%22I+advice+you%22&meta=lr%3Dlang_zh-TW%7Clang_en That's why I raised the question. Armstrong

"I advise you" has 2,170,000 usages

"I advice you" has 114,000 usages

and that suggests only that "I advice you" is a common mistake. In order you not to belong to those 114,000 remember:

advice is a noun

advise is a verb

both are easy to remember advice has ice and advise has is

Armsys wrote:

May I know how and where you acquire these interesting statistics? Armstrong

Use Google, Yahoo... and restrict your questions so that you are sure that what you get is relevant. To practice this try something that you know is correct and place it in a structure (verb as a verb, noun as a noun...) and search around to find its frequency. In time you will understand the process...

However, this process can be made very strict, but you need a lot of time to create test questions. Finally you will have a list of what you can consider omissions, errors, frequent usage, less frequent usage, impossible choices...

The statistical test is restricted to 2-3 words (rarely 5). Above that you can't claim anything.

If you want I can give you examples for something and a strict process for it. However, every case is different.

Armsys wrote:

Hi Aperisic, Thanks for your amazing revelation of the power of Google, Yahoo,...etc. Armstrong

Don't forget to add quotes while you search a strict phrase ""!