Practice or Practise?

[Hunain]

Well, I checked my Encarta Dictionary and it says Practice is the only word, Practise being a spelling variation, Practice can be a noun and a verb, not like one being the noun, other being a verb.

prac·tice [práktiss]
verb (past and past participle prac·ticed, present participle prac·tic·ing, 3rd person present singular prac·tic·es)
1. transitive and intransitive verb repeat something to get better: to do something repeatedly in order to improve performance in a sport, art, or hobby
practices the piano daily

2. transitive verb do something as custom: to do something as an established custom or habit
3. transitive and intransitive verb work in law or medicine: to work in a profession, especially law or medicine
She has been practicing law for 15 years now.

4. transitive verb religion follow religion: to act according to the beliefs and customs of a particular religion
We are proud to practice the religion of our ancestors.

5. transitive verb perpetrate wrong: to perpetrate something morally bad such as deceit or cruelty (archaic)


noun (plural prac·tic·es)
1. repetition in order to improve: the process of repeating something many times in order to improve performance
2. process of carrying out an idea: the process of carrying out an idea, plan, or theory
It's more difficult to put these ideas into practice.

3. work of professional person: the business of a lawyer, doctor, dentist, or other professional
4. usual pattern of action: an established way of doing something, especially one that has developed through experience and knowledge
good business practices

5. performance of religion, profession, or customs: the performance of a religion, profession, set of customs, or established habit

Microsoft® Encarta® 2008. © 1993-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

[streetster]

encarta = american.

The Americans and the British spell the noun practice; Americans usually spell the verb practice too, although occasionally we’ll spell it practise, as the British always do.

bold added for emphasis.

NOUN = PRACTICE
VERB = PRACTISE.

end of.

[Hunain]

No Ill stick with Practice and keep professing that Practice is the sole word, being both noun and verb

[streetster]

*inserts "arguing on the internet is like..." picture here*

It all depends where you're from, the OP is from Portugal so may have learned US english rather than British english, so he would've learnt to use "practice" for both verb and noun... which is right... unless you're british

[Hunain]

lol, just kidding, thanks for clearing it up further. Peace

[streetster]

heh

[iranu]

American English is awful. Butchery. My latest annoyance is "America's Most Smartest Model" (TV programme apparently). I was watching Jonathan Meades on Northern Europe the other day and his use of English is quite erudite if a little esoteric. If we all spoke like him Americans wouldn't understand a word we said.

I tend to find that non American foreigners who have learnt English tend to be better spoken and read than alot of British.

[MoogleViper]

Is it Jail or Gaol?

Nobody uses gaol anymore.

[Oobie-]

what about license and licence!

license : a legal document giving official permission to do something

licence : excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"

[Tumble]

Is it Jail or Gaol?

Nobody uses gaol anymore.

We do.. on the Isle of Man, the Deemster sits in the Court of General Gaol.

oh and...

[streetster]

what about license and licence!

license : a legal document giving official permission to do something

licence : excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"

lol, whats wrong with using google.. its the same ice/ise noun/verb [source]

[Behemoth]

Playing devils advocate this end, but I prefer the way in which some American/English words are spelt, for example, realise in English, but the American/English version is spelt realize.

[Marcos]

*inserts "arguing on the internet is like..." picture here*

It all depends where you're from, the OP is from Portugal so may have learned US english rather than British english, so he would've learnt to use "practice" for both verb and noun... which is right... unless you're british

how do you know im from portugal?

But im glad to say i learnt English in the UK, much better

[Marcos]

Is it Jail or Gaol?

Nobody uses gaol anymore.

i've never heard of that

[MadduckUK]

how do you know im from portugal?

in another thread you said you were cold. someone said you were a southern softy and you said you were from .PT

[streetster]

how do you know im from portugal?

haha, you said it in the thread about wearing thermals under your work clothes...