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Rule "advice (advise)"

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Description: advice (advise)
Message: Did you mean \2 (verb) instead of \2 (noun)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/spelling-advise-vs-advice/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We advice you to do it.
    Correction suggestion: advise
  • He advices you to do it.
    Correction suggestion: advises
  • We advice you to come by public transport.
    Correction suggestion: advise
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • We advise you to come by public transport
  • I could offer you advice, Tomas, but you wouldn't heed it.
  • God, I love when somebody like you tells somebody like me advice, especially on parenting.
  • They also could give to you advices.
  • They also could give you and I advices.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ADVICE_ADVISE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-21 11:28:37 +0200)