http://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: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CounceledAdvisedBreakBobby/gpzbl/post.htm#576294Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:50:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:576294Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/CounceledAdvisedBreakBobby/gpzbl/post.htm#576294http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-576294.xml&quot;Councel&quot; is more formal and makes one think of experts like lawyers or psychologists. &quot;Advise&quot; would be much more common and &quot;normal&quot;.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CounceledAdvisedBreakBobby/gpvpx/post.htm#576246Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:35:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:576246AlpheccaStars1http://www.englishforums.com/English/CounceledAdvisedBreakBobby/gpvpx/post.htm#576246http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-576246.xml&nbsp;Yes they do have about the same meaning. <br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CounceledAdvisedBreakBobby/gpvpl/post.htmTue, 14 Oct 2008 13:27:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:576243Angliholic2http://www.englishforums.com/English/CounceledAdvisedBreakBobby/gpvpl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-576243.xmlPhilip counseled/advised me to break up with Bobby and get a new boyfriend.<br /><br /><br />Hi,<br />Do both counseled and advised fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks.<div style="clear:both;"></div>