Showing posts with label The should be English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The should be English. Show all posts

Monday, 11 June 2007

Thank's vs Thanks

We often find this word our daily email communication. What's wrong with the words? Which one is the correct one according to "The should be English" grammar?

People use this word to express thanks a lot. The correct word to express thanks a lot is "THANKS". "Thank's" is not correct because thank is a singular noun. For plural noun is no need to use single apostrophe before ‘s’. So the correct one is THANKS not THANK’S. We can not say book’s but books for many books

Advise vs Advice

If we are working in the office environment which using email for internal communication. I believe you will frequently find words like “Please advise” and “Please advice”. Now the question? Which one is the correct one? How to say it based on “The should be English” grammar? Let’s analyze.
Based on the dictionary, “advise” is a verb and “advice” is a noun. Based on the normal sentence, it should be Subject + Verb. So the correct one should be please advise not please advice. If you want to use advice, you may say “please give advice”.