"advice" is uncountable in English, meaning that it is a category and not an individual thing. There is only advice, not an advice or several 'advices'. Some advice, several people's advice, etc.
But I still don't get your logic. You mean that if one can reason, one never needs counsel?
i also didn't quite understand where he was going with that.
i think...and i reason...but sometimes, every now and then...it's nice to hear a fresh perspective. might actually come across something i hadn't thought of...and it might be the answer i was looking for.
or maybe his first language is not english (maybe it isn't his second either since he's.. what do you say.. swiss?) and therefore he finds difficult to express himself in a language that is not his native one???
i think that what he was trying to say that 'if you know which advice to follow, you knew what you wanted to do in the first place and thus never needed to ask for advice'.. or something like that.
Anyway, if that's what he said, then I don't agree. I think that listening to other people's opinions might further your options.. maybe give you insight to an available option which hasn't occured to you.
However I sincerely believe that when giving advice, one should not solely give ONE piece of advice, or say what "I would do in this situation". If someone came to me for advice I would help that person to brainstorm what his/her options are, and then let that person decide for him/herself which option would work best for him/her as an individual.
wow!! second posting and i have already gained a beautiful woman who calls me "my dear"!!! thsi is what i call success, but then again the cherries were allways sweet....right? anyway, you are more than welcome to improve it anytime you feel like to. (by the way my dear young teacher, did i make too many mistakes in these lines? I'd love to know....) yours sincerely, your dear.
Report threads that break rules, are offensive, or contain fighting. Staff may not be aware of the forum abuse, and cannot do anything about it unless you tell us about it. click to report forum abuse »
If one of the comments is offensive, please report the comment instead (there is a link in each comment to report it).