{"id":8217,"date":"2024-03-29T19:59:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T19:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=8217"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:22:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:22:22","slug":"advice-vs-advise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/advice-vs-advise","title":{"rendered":"Advice vs. advise: What&#8217;s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">The English language contains multiple homonyms\u2014words that are spelled and pronounced similarly but have different meanings. One common example is \u2018advice\u2019 and \u2018advise.\u2019 While they sound similar, both have different (but related) meanings. These two words can be a source of confusion, especially for those trying to learn the language. Let\u2019s explore the difference between \u2018advice\u2019 and \u2018advise,\u2019 their meanings, and how to use them in your writing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\">\n        <picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Advice-vs-advise-whats-the-difference-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Advice-vs-advise-whats-the-difference-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Advice-vs-advise-whats-the-difference-1600x600-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Advice-vs-advise-whats-the-difference-1600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"A person explaining something to another on a piece of paper\" \/>\n    <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Write with precision by learning how to use \u2018advice\u2019 and \u2018advise\u2019 correctly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[27],"class_list":["post-8217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writing","tag-writing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Advice vs. advise: What&#039;s the difference? 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