Advise or advice?

A question sent in by  Jose Rodriguez asking about the difference between 'advise' and 'advice':

is "advice" correctly spelled or is it "advise", or both are correct but have different meanings in the United States? which is it? please advise or advice:-)

Thanks

Jose, here comes the advice!

'Advice' is a noun: you can give someone a 'piece of advice'. For example, let me give you some advice about travelling in China.

'Advise' is a verb: He advised me to always keep my passport on me when I was in China. His advice was very useful.

Another example: She was asked to advise (verb) the government on immigration. Her advice (noun) was used to prepare the new programs.

Hope that helps, Jose!

Comments

[Dan Jones]

I have a variation of this question. When writing an email and specifying a planned course of action, many people place the phrase "Please advise" at the end of the email. Of course, I am assuming "Please advise" is correct but others believe "Please advice" is correct. Hundreds of examples of either being used are evident on the web. Which of the two examples is correct?

Thanks.