Practice or practise?
In American English “practice” is a verb and a noun:
I need more practice before I do the exam. Can I practice my English with you?
In British English “practice” is a noun and the verb is “practise”:
I need more practice before I do the exam. Can I practise my English with you?
By Josef Essberger for EnglishClub December 2007
Josef started teaching English as a foreign language in 1991 and founded EnglishClub for learners and teachers in 1997.
4 comments
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Alejandra Janeth Pérez santiz says:
You so cool
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hana ra says:
Good explanation, thank you
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Adolf Williams says:
Another example of the Americans ruining our beautiful language.
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Hung says:
Thanks! useful! as a foreigner, I prefer to “practice” English in American way. It is practical,isn’t it? but it is usually criticized of not academic.