Advise vs. suggest to

Please remember that these two terms mean almost the same: Advise Suggest (to)

But, in actual conversation we say: He advised me to go to the lecture on speech compression. -or- He suggested to me that I go to the lecture on speech compression. -but- I suggest you accompany me to that same lecture.

Other synonyms for advise include: Counsel He counseled me to invest my money wisely. Inform She informed me that the yen rate had fallen. Notify He notified me that the new textbooks had arrived. Recommend She recommended that I see the movie Armageddon. -or- She recommended to me that I see the movie Armageddon. Report It reported that the disk had been formatted. -or- It reported to me that the disk had been formatted. -but- She reported him to the police (for stealing her purse).