课程: Writing with Commonly Confused Words

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"Council" or "counsel"?

"Council" or "counsel"?

课程: Writing with Commonly Confused Words

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"Council" or "counsel"?

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- Council has two spellings that means similar but different things, which makes them tricky. In fact, the Online Etymology Dictionary says people have been confusing these two words ever since the 16th century. A council is a group of decision makers. A noun, C-O-U-N-C-I-L. The council met Friday to review the confetti incident. Counsel, C-O-U-N-S-E-L is both a verb that means to give advice, and a noun describing the advice you get as a result of counseling. Here's an example of counsel as a verb. Boris hoped the nutritionist wouldn't counsel him to give up sweets. And here's how you use the same word as a noun. I went to a lawyer for legal counsel. In other words, legal advice. Here's a quick and dirty tip. When you're trying to decide how to spell the verb, think of the S-E-L on the end of counsel as similar to S-E-L-L, sell, another verb, an action. Salespeople may try to counsel you so they can sell you a…

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