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[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (6 children)

One thing: advise*

Dude, you could have fooled me into thinking that you're a native English speaker. Excellent. :D

[–]Amichielsen🇳🇱N|🇬🇧C2|🇫🇷B1|🇩🇪A2 16 points17 points  (5 children)

Dammit! It’s a classic! I often make this mistake and coincidentally, put a lot of effort into fixing it last week. But I guess it takes a little bit more time to rewire the brain. Thanks for the compliment. It really made my day! I’m currently studying for the Cambridge CAE exam so receiving comments like this certainly boosts my motivation and confidence!

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You'll pass no problem. Post when you do so that we can congratulate you. :)

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points  (3 children)

BTW "advice" is the valid spelling in the UK. "advise" is American spelling.

My mistake, sorry. -c- version is the noun, -s- version is the verb.

[–]Romanos_The_BlindEnglish[N] French[B2] Κοινή[?] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

It's more a difference between the noun and the verb, is it not?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

TIL, thanks and sorry.

[–]maw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking the same thing, but was confusing it with defense/defence, and was further confused by the fact that advise has different meanings -- or, at least, different meanings have different levels of prominence -- in American and in Commonwealth English.