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advice vs suggestion

Both 'advice' and 'suggestion' are correct English words, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Advice' is more formal and implies giving guidance or recommendations based on experience or knowledge. 'Suggestion' is a more casual term and often involves offering an idea or proposal.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 900 views

advice

Correct. 'Advice' is a noun that refers to recommendations or guidance given to help someone make a decision or solve a problem.

Use 'advice' when you want to provide recommendations or guidance to someone based on your experience or knowledge.

Examples:

  • She gave me some good advice on how to prepare for the interview.
  • I need your advice on which laptop to buy.
  • I took your advice and approached him.
  • Wise advice for any policeman perhaps.
  • Action, investment advice, whatever.
  • Providing highly specialised technical advice on company and/or personal taxation.
  • Your advice and presence are unwelcome.
  • Means used to make the expert advice publicly available.
  • Lennox, your advice was useful.
  • All right, take my advice.
  • I need your advice about Reese.
  • But honestly, your advice was great.
  • Against the advice of counsel, defendant pleads guilty.
  • Her therapist gave the same advice.
  • Someone once gave me some fine advice about taking perspective.
  • My advice is to keep the presentation short.
  • She followed my advice, which made Ryan furious.
  • Chief just gave me some really weird advice.
  • Look, you disobeyed my advice.
  • Now please take my advice and stop.
  • Surprisingly, my mom was giving good advice.
  • Little advice... adopt a looting mentality.

Alternatives:

  • recommendation
  • guidance
  • counsel

suggestion

Correct. 'Suggestion' is a noun that refers to an idea or proposal put forward for consideration or action.

Use 'suggestion' when you want to offer an idea or proposal for someone to consider or act upon.

Examples:

  • Do you have any suggestions for improving the project?
  • I would like to make a suggestion for the next team meeting.
  • This celebration already proves clever suggestion.
  • Your suggestion that he help the homeless woman.
  • It was actually Agent McGee's suggestion.
  • Actually, Alicia had a suggestion.
  • Sustained post hypnotic suggestion is more difficult.
  • Urusvati knows that most diseases come from suggestion.
  • My suggestion is we offer Dianne a reduction.
  • I took your suggestion about the fruit pies.
  • Our suggestion for your Apartments in Siena Agriturismo Fattoria Sant'Appiano Loc.
  • Later Abelard and recently Dr. Schell abused this suggestion.
  • Just a suggestion for making things a little easier.
  • My suggestion is to drink restructured, alkaline water whenever possible.
  • As stated above the Conference of Presidents endorsed this suggestion.
  • The Commission disagreed with this suggestion.
  • The Committee did not agree the suggestion.
  • That is my suggestion as rapporteur.
  • A real suggestion box for designers and architects.
  • Colour and light embody suggestion and emotional atmosphere.
  • Consider about customer feedback suggestion and requirement carefully..
  • Our next suggestion is the perfect opportunity for investors.

Alternatives:

  • proposal
  • recommendation
  • idea

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