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COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE? Is "advice" countable or uncountable?
19 ago 2011 15:44
Risposte · 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.
19 agosto 2011
it's uncountable
19 agosto 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.
19 agosto 2011
uncountable
19 agosto 2011
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