ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3191.21962)Re: counsel/counselinghttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CounselCounseling/zhhxw/post.htm#454265Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:26:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:454265Clive0http://www.englishforums.com/English/CounselCounseling/zhhxw/post.htm#454265http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-454265.xml<P>Hi,</P> <P> <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 align=left> <TR> <TD rowSpan=2><FONT color=#0000ff><IMG id=_ctl0__ctl1_BodyContentRegion_PostFlatView__ctl0_PostRepeater__ctl0_Spacerimage1 src="/Themes/default/images/spacer.gif"> </FONT></TD> <TD class=txt4 colSpan=3> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=left> <TR> <TD class=txt3 align=left> <DIV class=KonaBody> <P><FONT color=#0000ff>Talking things over with someone, listening to their problems, helping to find solutions and supporting them through the bad <STRONG>times, is what counseling is all about.</STRONG></FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#0000ff>...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<STRONG>&nbsp;&nbsp;times are what counsel is all about.&nbsp;&nbsp; </STRONG></FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#0000ff>Which of the above two versions reads better and make more sense? </FONT><FONT color=#000000>#1, because there are three other gerunds in the sentence.</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#0000ff>Besides, what is the difference between counsel and counseling? </FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#000000>counsel = advice</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#000000>counselling = (thea ct of) giving advice</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#000000>Clive.</FONT></P></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR></TABLE></P><div style="clear:both;"></div>counsel/counselinghttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CounselCounseling/zhhdj/post.htmMon, 17 Dec 2007 13:54:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:454079Angliholic1http://www.englishforums.com/English/CounselCounseling/zhhdj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-454079.xml<P>Talking things over with someone, listening to their problems, helping to find solutions and supporting them through the bad <STRONG>times, is what counseling is all about.</STRONG></P> <P>...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<STRONG>&nbsp;&nbsp;times are what counsel is all about.&nbsp;&nbsp; </STRONG></P> <P><STRONG></STRONG>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG></STRONG>&nbsp;</P> <P>Which of the above two versions reads better and make more sense? Besides, what is the difference between counsel and counseling? Thanks.</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>