Please advise vs please give advice

Both 'please advise' and 'please give advice' are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. 'Please advise' is commonly used in emails or messages when asking for guidance or information, while 'please give advice' is more formal and is used when requesting specific recommendations or suggestions.

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Please advise

This phrase is correct and commonly used in emails or messages when seeking guidance or information.

It is a polite way to ask for advice or information in a formal or professional setting.

Some examples from our editors:

Please advise on the best course of action.
Please advise if the meeting has been rescheduled.
Please advise on how to proceed with the project.

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Could the Commission please advise whether it has (or would) consider the extension of summertime hours as outlined in Directive 2000/84/EC OJ L 31, 2.2.2001, p.
Could you please advise me of all outstanding fines?
Please advise Captain Gregson we need detectives and additional units at Nemetz Oil Recycling in Port Morris.
Please advise Mr. Ares that his son in law...
Can the Commission please advise what sanctions would be applied should a Member State fail to achieve this target?
Can the Commission please advise if this opinion has already been completed or when it is due?
Could the Commission please advise me as to which Member States received funds from this budget line in 2010?
can the President please advise what other professions are similarly restricted because of conservation concerns and what, if any, compensation is available to such other professions?
Could you please advise how this will be broken down into money available for Member States and subsequently available for regions within the individual Member States?
Could the Commission please advise me as to which department or directorate would have supreme responsibility for negotiations in the event of a Member State expressing its intention to leave the EU under the terms of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty?
Given the extraordinary suffering and loss of life under Marxist/communist regimes during the 20th century, and taking into account the conspiratorial nature of Marxist/communist movements, would the Commission please advise:
Can Commissioner Borg please advise me as to what action will be taken against the fishing vessels of Spain in the light of the auditor's report, which seems to suggest the complicity of the Spanish state in the illegal fishing activities of the Spanish fleet?
Please advise me what to do, sir.
Please advise Mr Bennet that I will be down... directly.
Please advise them to wear HAZMAT gear.
Please advise me which subject I should choose.
Please advise me regarding the presence of an astrologer,
Please advise me on a good day for us to be married.
Please advise. I just made B.M. in the back of a cab.
Please advise your operator if you do not wish your call to be recorded.

Some alternatives from our editors:

Please provide guidance.
Please offer your advice.
Please give me your input.

please give advice

This phrase is also correct, but it is more formal and is used when requesting specific recommendations or suggestions.

It is a polite way to ask for someone's opinion or suggestions on a particular matter.

Examples:

Please give advice on which product to choose.
Please give advice on how to improve my presentation.
Please give advice on where to go for dinner.

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Please give me dating advice, Mr. Jen K.
"if you're a 28-year-old outdoorsy burnout, please give me some life advice"?
Please give Jimmy his credit back.
Please give her what she earned.
Please give it to Jenna Maroney.
Please give her whatever assistance she needs.
Please give us two slices of cheesecake.
Please give me your answer soon.
Please give generously to the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign.
Please give my regards to Princess Niké.
Please give them a chance to behave properly.
Please give me something to eat.
Please give me batteries for a camera.
Please give the order to execute.
Please give me his home number.
Please give this information for each year since 1973.
If so, please give details.
You know, I give advice down at the library.
I was literally about to give advice.
People call in, she gives advice.

Alternatives:

Please provide recommendations.
Please offer your suggestions.
Please give me your expert opinion.

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