English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
ADVANCE or ADVANCED?
We didn’t get any ~advanced~ notice before the visit (nonstandard).
We didn’t get any *advance* notice before the visit (standard). Advance booking, notice, or warning is done or given before an event happens. “Advance” is used to say that something happens before another takes place.
This is too simple for ~advance~ students (nonstandard).
This is too simple for *advanced* students (standard).
Advanced means “modern”, “newly developed” and/or “better exposed”.
He made an *advance* booking for one of the *advanced* 2027 model cars. ✅
GAB
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