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"Good guidance"? - for native speakers of English
Let’s say I go to a shop and get advice and information about which particular products are suitable for a particular purpose.
Is it natural to use the word “guidance” in such a context? For instance to say “I like that shop, because they always give good guidance”. Or would you say it in a different way?
Thanks for your help!
10 de mar de 2017 14:37
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Mmmmm, it is possible to say that, but it would sound odd to me. In casual speech, I would hear "... give good advice" instead. In reality, there is no harm saying "... give good guidance", but stick with "advice" for wider acceptability.
10 de março de 2017
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Just my opinion, but I think you would hear guidance 1%; advice 9%, and help/helpful 90%.
"I like to go to that shop, the staff is very helpful." "I can always find someone to help me at Home Depot."
10 de março de 2017
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(I'm a US native speaker). To me, the most natural word would be "advice." "Advice" and "guidance" are considered synonyms and the meanings overlap.
However, for specific, precise details on small things I would use the word "advice."
"Guidance" carries the idea of somewhat general statements. "I can't give you specific advice because the tax rules haven't been finalized yet, but our guidance to clients for planning purposes is that they should assume mortgage interest will continue to be deductible."
I can imagine walking into a store to buy something I'd never bought before and saying to the salesperson "I'm not ready to make any decisions today, but I'm just looking for some general guidance."
"Never use more than 30% of the available credit on your credit card" is advice.
"Do unto others as you would have others do unto you" is guidance.
10 de março de 2017
1
"Guidance" is too formal and personal here. You might say a councelor or psychologist has provided great guidance over the years.
Someone would say "The shop workers are very helpful" or they give good advice
10 de março de 2017
Thanks Angela
11 de março de 2017
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Mikkel
Habilidades linguísticas
Chinês (Mandarim), Dinamarquês, Inglês, Alemão, Sueco
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Inglês, Sueco
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