my mentor gave me some useful advice vs my mentor gave me many useful advice

The correct phrase is 'my mentor gave me some useful advice.' The word 'advice' is an uncountable noun, so it does not take the plural form 'advices.' Instead, 'some' is used to indicate an unspecified amount of advice.

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my mentor gave me some useful advice

This phrase is correct. 'Advice' is an uncountable noun and does not take the plural form.

Use 'some' with uncountable nouns like 'advice' to indicate an unspecified amount or quantity.

Examples:

She offered me some good advice on how to improve my writing.
He gave me some valuable advice on how to prepare for the interview.
I need some advice on how to handle this situation.
Can you give me some advice on choosing the right career path?
The teacher provided some useful advice on how to study effectively.

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My mentor gave me a case 20 years ago when I made partner.
That wasn't a transceiver, that was an 18-carat gold pin that my mentor gave to me.
However, those of us from Eastern Europe can give our Serbian friends some useful advice to prevent them from repeating our mistakes.
The French translator, who also sent me some useful feedback, like feature requests and bug reports.
Lastly, it also needs to offer these victims useful advice.
Thanks a lot for your useful advice, Driss. Let's get back to it.
The European Union Reference Laboratory for animal proteins in feedstuffs can provide useful advice on those methods and their use.
Some useful buffer systems are presented in Appendix 3.
Let's just say he's my mentor.
You're my mentor and my friend.
Okay. Obviously, you're my mentor...
Your mother was my mentor when I first started working for Muirfield.
He's not just my mentor.
Yes, my mentor designed it that way.
Yes, my mentor designed it that way.
She was my mentor... and six-hundred years old.
He was like pretty much my mentor.
He was kind of my mentor here.
I'm so proud to introduce my mentor.
Dr. Namikoshi is my mentor.

my mentor gave me many useful advice

This phrase is incorrect. 'Advice' is an uncountable noun and does not take the plural form.

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My mentor gave me a case 20 years ago when I made partner.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the Members who have spoken; their speeches have given me many useful ideas.
That wasn't a transceiver, that was an 18-carat gold pin that my mentor gave to me.
Lastly, it also needs to offer these victims useful advice.
Thanks a lot for your useful advice, Driss. Let's get back to it.
However, those of us from Eastern Europe can give our Serbian friends some useful advice to prevent them from repeating our mistakes.
The European Union Reference Laboratory for animal proteins in feedstuffs can provide useful advice on those methods and their use.
Let's just say he's my mentor.
You're my mentor and my friend.
Okay. Obviously, you're my mentor...
Your mother was my mentor when I first started working for Muirfield.
He's not just my mentor.
Yes, my mentor designed it that way.
Yes, my mentor designed it that way.
She was my mentor... and six-hundred years old.
He was like pretty much my mentor.
He was kind of my mentor here.
I'm so proud to introduce my mentor.
Dr. Namikoshi is my mentor.
Which is why I asked for you to be my mentor.

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my mentor gave me some useful advice vs my mentor gave me many useful advice