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COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE? Is "advice" countable or uncountable?
Aug 19, 2011 3:44 PM
Answers · 6
We usually hear it used as an uncountable noun but, according to the dictionary, it can be used in the plural in the sense of "information or report, especially when communicated from a distance: Advices from an ambassador." That use, however, is somewhat rare. I have encountered such a usage only a few times in my life.
August 19, 2011
it's uncountable
August 19, 2011
It's uncountable - it represents an unmeasured collection (same with information, evidence, housework, etc). I'm also surprised by "advices", but I'd interpret it as a condensed form of "pieces of advice". Still, I'd question a person's reason for using it.
August 19, 2011
uncountable
August 19, 2011
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