pls. do a coffee alert next time.
Have a look at your dictionary preface :
v.t. means verbum transitivum, that is a verb like to go, talk , advise,
etc.

n. means noun, like bullshit, rebreather, advice...

the is a definite article, usually used before nouns...
Hth.
Matthias


> Advise \Ad*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advised; p. pr. & vb.
>      n. Advising.] [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F.
>      aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L.
>      videre, visum, to see. See Advice, and cf. Avise.]
>      1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or
>         expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. ``I shall
>         no more advise thee.'' --Milton.
> 
> Advice \Ad*vice"\, n. [OE. avis, F. avis; ? + OF. vis, fr. L.
>      visum seemed, seen; really p. p. of videre to see, so that
>      vis meant that which has seemed best. See Vision, and cf.
>      Avise, Advise.]
>      1. An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be
>         followed; counsel.
> 
> I expect an apology.
> 
> Ed
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Laffan [mailto:email@re*.co*.au*]
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 12:58 AM
> To: Tech diver list
> Subject: RE: This is inspiration diving and people are supposed to die
> 
> on 9/7/01 14:05, Ed Street at blacknet@ph*.ne* wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > Actually I do know a group of divers who does underwater golf while ice
> > diving.  Perhaps I'll go join them, thanks for the advise!
> 
> Actually, the word is advice, with a "c" ... anything you write needs
> correction.
> 
> regards
> 
> ***
> dean laffan
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