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JaneEyre
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Re: Advice vs Advise

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Me too, with 100% correct: not bad for a foreigner, but it is true that some people have a lot of problems to spell. I think about all these lists of words compiled for GCSE students.

This morning, I was chatting with a 17 years old boy at college who has done badly at his maths and English GCSE last summer: he will resit his maths GCSE but he will only sit the Fonctional skill level 2 in English... and this is a white British English... I find that very sad... But hopefully, he will still be able to have a happy life and contribute to the society in his own ways. He is currently doing a apprenticeship in Motor vehicle.
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Re: Advice vs Advise

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Guest55 wrote:I got A* - not bad for a mathematician :)
So did I :D . But which did you choose at q18? Dependant (someone who relies on another for support etc) or dependent (contingent on or determined by)??
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JaneEyre
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Re: Advice vs Advise

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I chose 'dependant'.
But you are right, Toadmum, this quiz is not perfect as this question has two possible correct answers.
russet
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Re: Advice vs Advise

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I get confused with might and may.

Eg: I may go out later or I might go out later. I don't know which is right
piggys
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Re: Advice vs Advise

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That's a good question russet; in my opinion 'might' implies some kind of choice/decision being exercised, whereas 'may' suggests external factors operating: so 'I may have to work late' or 'Yes you may have an apple', as opposed to 'I might go to the cinema later' or 'I might let you have some chocolate if you are good' and so on.
piggys
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Re: Advice vs Advise

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Therefore 'I might go out later' suggests I will go out if I choose to; 'I may go out later' would imply I'll go out if I'm able to (eg if I get all my work done etc).
KS10
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Re: Advice vs Advise

Post by KS10 »

I've always stressed over that one too. Thank you 8)
russet
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Post by russet »

Thanks for you thoughts on may or might. I wonder if it comes down to common usage.
Tinkers
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Re: Advice vs Advise

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JaneEyre wrote:A little quiz for those who like them ( only 21 questions)

CAN YOU CORRECTLY SPELL THE TOP 20 MISSPELLED WORDS?

http://bitechargemedia.com/play/top20" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Another 100%, not bad for a dyslexic engineer. :lol:
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Re: Advice vs Advise

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Tinkers wrote:
JaneEyre wrote:A little quiz for those who like them ( only 21 questions)

CAN YOU CORRECTLY SPELL THE TOP 20 MISSPELLED WORDS?

http://bitechargemedia.com/play/top20" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Another 100%, not bad for a dyslexic engineer. :lol:
Not quite there not their only 97%. :)
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