Practise/ practice

Practise/ practice
Message de seb2501 posté le 18-08-2012 à 10:21:31 (S | E | F)
Hello,

Should we use/write practise or practice please ?
(general question .. us/uk .. name/verb)

Both are in my dictionary, but I'm not sure to understand the difference.
It seems US uses only practise .. and UK uses both,
practise in US is really like practice in UK,
... is it correct ?
Is there any real difference ?
Thanks in advance,
Séb

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Modifié par lucile83 le 18-08-2012 12:23

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Réponse: Practise/ practice de komiks, postée le 18-08-2012 à 10:28:18 (S | E)
Hello,
Here's a link, with a little exercise : Lien internet

In UK, "practice" is the noun and "practise" the verb.
In the U.S.A. "practice" is (the) more common to designate the noun and the verb.
Hope it's clearer

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Modifié par lucile83 le 18-08-2012 12:25

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Réponse: Practise/ practice de seb2501, postée le 18-08-2012 à 11:01:46 (S | E)
Thanks komiks,

little better but still not really clear.
at least clear that practice is more used in the USA.

My dictionary (an old Robert & Collins) says practice is a noun with 4 meanings or a compound without saying where, but indicates it in the USA also as a transitive and intransitive verb.

About practise, (says it corresponds to practice in the USA) seems to be a transitive verb with 2 meanings and an intransitive with 2 other meanings ...
I will try to remember practice, except for the English verb.


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Modifié par lucile83 le 18-08-2012 12:27

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Réponse: Practise/ practice de lucile83, postée le 18-08-2012 à 12:36:59 (S | E)
Hello seb

Verb =
practise
practice

Noun =
practice and

You said: I will try to remember practice, except for the English verb.
yes, you are right.

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Réponse: Practise/ practice de seb2501, postée le 18-08-2012 à 13:03:44 (S | E)
Thanks a lot for your confirmation and for the correction of the small additional mistakes.

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Réponse: Practise/ practice de nveras, postée le 18-08-2012 à 15:46:36 (S | E)
Hi everyone.
Lucile83.
I really didn't understand the meaning of this phrase, and I will be grateful if you could help.

I will try to remember practice, except for the English verb.
If "practice" is used as a noum, I think it has to have an article before "the pratice", and if it is used as a verb, I think it has to be in a gerund form "practising, or "how to practice".

I'm considering the British spelling.
Thank you all very much and have a nice day,

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Modifié par lucile83 le 18-08-2012 16:33

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Réponse: Practise/ practice de lucile83, postée le 18-08-2012 à 16:32:19 (S | E)
Hello nveras

I will try to remember practice, except for the English verb.
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I will try to remember that the spelling of that word is 'practice' with a 'c', except for the English verb which is spelt 'practise' with an 's'.

It was clear to me...maybe thanks to the students I used to try to understand

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Réponse: Practise/ practice de nveras, postée le 18-08-2012 à 22:09:28 (S | E)
Hello lucile83.
Now it's clear. Maybe I'm not used to the language spoken by young people.

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Modifié par lucile83 le 18-08-2012 22:27

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Réponse: Practise/ practice de seb2501, postée le 18-08-2012 à 22:11:35 (S | E)
.. or to the French way of thinking?

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Modifié par lucile83 le 18-08-2012 22:29

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