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To think this isn’t right

24 replies

springrains · 09/03/2018 17:51

DC has a list of spellings to ‘practise’?

I don’t want to make a big thing of it but that’s not correct, is it?

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SneakyGremlins · 09/03/2018 17:52

Practice?

fleshmarketclose · 09/03/2018 17:53

No it's right Practise is a verb but Practice is a noun.

dementedpixie · 09/03/2018 17:53

I think it is correct as its a verb

Anniegetyourgun · 09/03/2018 17:53

"To practise" is correct (in English English, not American). Practise is the verb, practice the noun. I used to remember it like this:

A device is something which is devised.
A practice is something which is practised.

Japanese · 09/03/2018 17:53

Practise with an s is a verb

Practice with a c is a noun

I believe American English doesn't distinguish between the two.

dementedpixie · 09/03/2018 17:54

To practise
Dental practice

tortelliniforever · 09/03/2018 17:54

It's correct.

IntelligentYetIndecisive · 09/03/2018 17:54

www.future-perfect.co.uk/grammar-tip/is-it-practise-or-practice/

StealthPolarBear · 09/03/2018 17:54

Yes it's right

Canwejustrelaxnow · 09/03/2018 17:54

It's right.

fleshmarketclose · 09/03/2018 17:55

I remember by remembering that you give advice (noun) when you advise (verb) and it's the same rule.

springrains · 09/03/2018 17:55

Thanks!

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StealthPolarBear · 09/03/2018 17:55

If you think of advice and advise you can hear the difference

Flockoftreegulls · 09/03/2018 17:55

It's practise. According to the dictionary
Practise is a verb
Practice is a noun
He will be doing so it's the verb

dementedpixie · 09/03/2018 17:55

I remember that practice is a noun as it has 'ice' in it which is also a noun

Flockoftreegulls · 09/03/2018 17:55

I had the same thought when doing a course

springrains · 09/03/2018 17:56

Flesh, I never get advise and advice wrong but I don’t understand how it applies to practise and practice (that’s not a dig at you, it’s my thick brain that can’t understand it!)

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MyBrilliantDisguise · 09/03/2018 17:57

If you are going to practise something, it's got an 's'.

If it's a place, like a doctor's practice, then it's a 'c'.

dementedpixie · 09/03/2018 17:57

Think of dental practice - it's an entity/noun

Lentilbaby · 09/03/2018 17:58

Yes, it's correct

Laiste · 09/03/2018 17:59

I never bloody knew this! Shock

Just asked DH and he did!

(and i'm secretly miffed because my grammar is way better than his )

LashingsOfHamAndGingerBeer · 09/03/2018 17:59

AdviSe and practiSe - verbs
AdviCe and practiCe - nouns
That's how I always remember practise/practice, too.

fleshmarketclose · 09/03/2018 18:01

Sorry I just find it easier to remember which one to use by using advise and advice as they have the same ending. I'd never mix them up by writing "I advice you to ......" and so I know that it's not "I practice the spellings" either.

StealthPolarBear · 09/03/2018 20:47

The last three letters are the same

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