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Practice or Practise?

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CinnamonPretzel · 21/05/2011 15:53

difference?

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FetchezLaVache · 21/05/2011 15:54

The former is a noun, the latter a verb.

Janni · 21/05/2011 15:54

Practice is a noun eg piano practice. Practise is a verb eg to practise the piano. However, the Americans use practice as noun and verb.

frantic51 · 21/05/2011 15:55

Practice is a noun as in, "a medical practice". Practise is a verb, "she was practising the piano"

whydobirdssuddenlyappear · 21/05/2011 15:55

Practice is the noun, and practise is the verb. 'I am going to do some practice', and 'I am practising'.

whydobirdssuddenlyappear · 21/05/2011 15:55

x posted with everyone...

nickelbabe · 21/05/2011 15:55

what everyone else said.

apart from in US English, where they are both Practice....

MrsHerculePoirot · 21/05/2011 15:57

I'm a bit rubbish at remembering this, but someone told me to think of advice and advise to remember which was the noun and which was the verb. That has helped me loads!

meditrina · 21/05/2011 15:57

The way to remember is to compare to this pair, which are said differently: "advice" (noun, practice) and "advise" (verb, practise).

meditrina · 21/05/2011 15:57

More x-posts!

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CinnamonPretzel · 21/05/2011 15:59

Surely if you can remember one, you can remember the other?
Confused

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MrsHerculePoirot · 21/05/2011 16:39

Advice and advise are pronounced differently so I don't have any trouble with those. Practice and practise are pronounced exactly the same so I find I have to stop, compare to advice and advise, then use the correct one. Not sure why that seems odd to you?

nickelbabe · 21/05/2011 17:09

fair that they are pronounced differntly, but if you change the verb to pract-iiise, then it's the same!

RupertTheBear · 21/05/2011 17:13

I always think of ice, which is a noun. It helps me remember which is which.

nickelbabe · 21/05/2011 17:27

but ice can be a verb.

like in cake-making.

(sorry :( )

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CinnamonPretzel · 21/05/2011 17:30

MrsHP, I suppose I think differently. I can't see (in my head) how remembering advise or advice is a verb/noun is any different to practise or practice. I'd remember on the s or c rather than sound; although agree on majority of occasions I'd spell it on sound for advise but can not connect the two. What can I say, im weird, with a weird way if thinking Blush

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RupertTheBear · 21/05/2011 17:32

Oh no - don't spoil it for me!

MrsHerculePoirot · 22/05/2011 13:07

Sorry cinnamon, I think I read your post in the wrong way! I don't think you are weird at all.

I have to use advice or advise in a sentence in my head. For example, I advised someone how to do something is similar to I practised doing something. Or if I went to someone for some advice, that is similar to going to a sport practice... I think I usually work out which is the verb and then know the other is the noun. Somehow I know that "I advice that..." sounds wrong if that makes sense, but "I advise that..." sounds right.

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