Showing posts with label Giving advice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Giving advice. Show all posts
Advice Given
Monday, August 27, 2012
My previous post offered several ways on how to ask for advice (in case you need it) and today you'll be on the other side of the question as the advice giver. How do you speak to someone when they want your guidance, ideas, or suggestions?
Let's pretend your friend has a headache and says, "My head hurts. What should I do?"
(Can you think of another way to ask for help? - a little test for you).
There are a multitude of responses to this question, for example:
If I were you, I would take two aspirins.
Why don't you go to the doctor?
You'd better reduce the stress in your life.
You ought to/should wear your glasses.
It might be a good idea to take a nap.
I advise you to get a massage.
Have you thought about drinking something that contains caffeine, like coffee or a Coke?
(My advice for you is to read my blog often!)
I Need Your Advice
Monday, August 20, 2012
Life has its ups and downs and sometimes we run into situations where we need a little help, some advice. How do we ask for advice in English?
1) You can be direct: I need your advice.
2) You can be versatile in your speech and ask for advice in other ways too:
I'm afraid to travel by airplane. What do you suggest?
What do you advise me to do? (verb: to advise, noun: advice)
What should I do?
What's your advice?
If you were me, what would you do?
Can you offer me any suggestions?
What do you recommend?
Since the word advice is uncountable, something we cannot divide or separate, we can use some or any before it:
Can you give me some advice?
Davide didn't have any good advice for me.
People give advice and the receiver takes advice, give and take, and remember that it's always better to give advice when someone asks you for it.
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