Practise Vs Practice

evolving_doors

Just to check...

My understanding is that practise is for the verb.
e.g. "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?.... Practise my good man.

and practise is for the noun... e.g. "Doctor Foster's Practice"

But it would appear that the 's' has been phased out.

Am I all alone?

looksee

Its like all the 'z's all over the place, and the missing 'u's. it depends on whether you want to go with American English or stick with European English.

evolving_doors

looksee wrote: »

Its like all the 'z's all over the place, and the missing 'u's. it depends on whether you want to go with American English or stick with European English.

I'd prefer to stick with European for the moment:pac:

But, am i the only one who distinguishes between the 2 spellings or does everyone else just defer to 'practice' and carry on?

looksee

Well there is a difference, but I tend to know the difference only when I see them written and I am not absolutely confident of the rule, so I sometimes get them wrong.

Some time later - I decided to check it up, and came across this very useful way of sorting it:

So, in the following phrase, let’s say you are unsure which to write:

I do not like this ‘practise/practice’.
Replace the word you want with ‘advice’ or ‘advise’.

I do not like this ‘advice’.
So – you will need:

I do not like this ‘practice’.

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

hullaballoo

I was getting this wrong all the time until someone pointed out the parallel with advice/advise.

Now I get it right but still have to think out whether it would be advice or advise in place of practice/practise.

evolving_doors

Eh!
You could say either depending on the context.
As in
I do not like this practise... session on the piano
I do not like this practice .... the doctor's practice.

P. Breathnach

Gebgbegb wrote: »

Eh!
You could say either depending on the context.
As in
I do not like this practise... session on the piano
I do not like this practice .... the doctor's practice.

That looks to me like two nouns, one spelt incorrectly. You practise at the piano, but what you are doing is piano practice.

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