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Den 09-07-2001 14:19 skrev Ed Street (At 09-07-2001 14:19 Ed Street wrote)...
>Advise \Ad*vise"\, v. t.
>         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.
>      1. An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be
>         followed; counsel.
>
>I expect an apology.

You would - but you are wrong.
"Advise" is a verb, a transitive verb (v. t.) to be exact, which means that it 
takes an object. To advise SOMEBODY, the key word is "somebody" (the object). 
You cannot say e.g.: "I want you to advise".
"Advice" is a noun (n.) which means it can take a determiner (an article, like, 
e.g. "an" or "the").

Your sentence:
"... for the advise!"
....could be analysed as this [Funtion: Form]:

for                     the                     advice
(Adverbial group - consisting of...)
Head: preposition       (Dependent group - consisting of...)
                         Dependent: article      Head: noun [you have a verb 
here!!!!]

Your version is not English.

Regards,
Peter
B.A. English language & lit
Denmark!

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