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Practise = verb, practice = noun. This I get, but...

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TheFallenMadonna · 11/06/2008 12:00

I am having a mental block.

Practise /Practice will improve your technique?

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TheFallenMadonna · 11/06/2008 12:00

I want to say practice...

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avenanap · 11/06/2008 12:00

Practice.

LaylaandSethsmum · 11/06/2008 12:03

Practise

chutneymary · 11/06/2008 12:07

Practice. Goes like advice / advise. You wouldn't say "advise would improve your technique" but "advice would improve.... " makes perfect sense.

donnie · 11/06/2008 12:09

practise.

TheFallenMadonna · 11/06/2008 12:13

at divided opinion.

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Uriel · 11/06/2008 12:13

Practice.

bundle · 11/06/2008 12:14

practice will improve your technique- because it's being used as a noun (it will improve something..)

MrsBadger · 11/06/2008 12:15

Practice will improve your technique.

Practising will also improve your technique .

egypt · 11/06/2008 12:15

practice

practice the THING (noun) will improve your technique.

margoandjerry · 11/06/2008 12:16

Practice, definitely. It's a noun. The state of practising.

Or you could hedge your bets and go for "Practising will improve your technique" which I believe demonstrates the use of the verbal noun and thus covers all bases

egypt · 11/06/2008 12:16

oh x posts bundle and mrsB
!

TheFallenMadonna · 11/06/2008 12:17

Hurrah!

Am staying with practice.

Thanks

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margoandjerry · 11/06/2008 12:17

LOL at pedants fighting to get into the corner.

TheFallenMadonna · 11/06/2008 12:17

I'm not writing. I'm correcting. And having a moment of doubt - as it was written by an English teacher

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