Showing posts with label No more doubts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label No more doubts. Show all posts

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Advertising

Talking or writing about advertising

advertising - the business of making advertisements; advertisements in general
advertisement an announcement informing people about a product, service, or event, for example in a newspaper, or on the television, radio, or the Internet
advert British (informal) an advertisement: I saw their advert in the paper.ad (informal) an advertisement: Try placing an ad in the local paper.commercial an advertisement on the television or radio
billboard a large outdoor sign used for advertising, usually placed in a busy area
poster a large piece of paper, usually with a picture on it, used for advertising: Campaign posters appeared everywhere in the weeks before the election.flyer a piece of paper advertising a product, service, or event, that is given to people on the street or delivered to their homes
slogan a short clever sentence or saying used in an advertisement for a particular product
campaign a planned series of posters, advertisements, and events used for advertising something: a big, government-sponsored campaign to promote tourism in the region
the classified ads small advertisements in a newspaper or magazine, often placed by private individuals rather than by companies: Try looking in the classified ads for cheap secondhand furniture.
the small ads British a more informal word for 'the classified ads'
the personal ads a section in a newspaper or magazine where people advertise when they want to meet someone to have a relationship with

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Friday, March 29, 2013

Advise/reccomend/suggest

Advise
Is used by people who have some authority(doctor, lawyer, etc). 

advise (s.o.) to do (sth.)
advise (s.o.) on (sth.)
advise against (sth.)

advice(n.)
give advice (to s.o.)
give a piece of advice
Note: give advise can be used in different relationships. 

Reccomend
Is used by anyone. You just say what you think is best.

reccomend (sth.)
reccomend doing (sth.)
reccomend that (s.o.) do (sth.)

reccomendation(n.)
make a reccomendation

Suggest
Is about offering an idea.

suggest (sth.)
suggest doing (sth.)
suggest that (s.o.) do (sth.)

suggestion(n.)
make a suggestion

Thanks to Jennifer