Talk:advise

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Al-Muqanna in topic Usage note: inform somebody (jargon)

seek advice edit

to take counsel; consult (usually fol. by with):
I shall advise with my friends.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American

Is the meaning properly included? --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:53, 25 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

(U.S.) seek advice edit

4. intransitive verb (U.S.): to seek advice or information 
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

--Backinstadiums (talk) 10:55, 7 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

To give advice to; to offer an opinion edit

Also intransitive To offer advice: How would you advise? --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:33, 28 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Usage note: inform somebody (jargon) edit

The use of advise to mean "tell somebody about something" is regarded as jargon and best avoided in formal usage: Please advise us of [better: let us know] your new address; I will advise them [better: inform them] of the new time of the meeting. JMGN (talk) 20:47, 25 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

This seems like a fairly arbitrary prescriptivist hang-up, I see this usage in formal contexts frequently and wouldn't think twice about it personally. —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 18:53, 4 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
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