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I used to be positive about when you should use practice and when you should use practise. Unfortunately, as so many people use them interchangeably I have confused even myself over when to use the c and when to use the s. Any help you lot could shed on this would be marvellous as then I can correct people to my heart's content knowing that I am definitely right 
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Go American and stick with practice all the time.
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And take the cowards way out!? Never! haha
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practice is a noun; practise/practice is a verb.
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you put a c in both of them 
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The way I remember it is 's' is more active than 'c' in the sense you have to move your pen more to write an 's' than you have to move it to write a 'c'.
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That's a good help. I have learned something today. I'll keep it in mind.
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hmm, I would said practise was either a typo or just plain wrong. my spellcheck underlines it.
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hmm, I would said practise was either a typo or just plain wrong. my spellcheck underlines it. as hinted at herein, Chiefly British.. The form practice has become increasingly prevalent in U.S. use since the later 19th cent., and is now the generally accepted standard spelling. [OED] you will not be surprised to learn that the Latin form was practizare, and the French practiser.
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Well British is correct...all you spelling cop outs!
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I might be brave and use same spelling for both (unsure how brave).
The same goes for
defence and defense
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Well British is correct...all you spelling cop outs! The Queen's English, right, bex? You tell'em!
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I might be brave and use same spelling for both (unsure how brave).
The same goes for
defence and defense defence means to take down the fence...
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I might be brave and use same spelling for both (unsure how brave).
The same goes for
defence and defense and license vs. (British) licence. see, these things seem so senseless!
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I might be brave and use same spelling for both (unsure how brave).
The same goes for
defence and defense and license vs. (British) licence. see, these things seem so senseless! yup. :¬ )
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ah but license and licence have different meanings
license - the permission to do something - eg license to destroy stuff
licence - the thing the permission is on - eg driving licence
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An unnoted distinction before.
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these things seem so senseless! Or senceless.
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defence means to take down the fence... I've heard that before....didn't you say it some time back?
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De-fence: open range for the buffalo ( I think I posted this before but who knows? Memory comes and memory goes )
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these things seem so senseless! Or senceless. Other than being aware of them, there is nothing we can do about them, it's English. That is the way it is until it evolves in some direction or other over time.
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Well British is correct...all you spelling cop outs! Their spelling is the spelling for deeyouememaiieeess. [I am outta here e] [I'm gone] [I'm gone]
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deeyouememaiieeess. * dummeis? * dummies? * Dee you eat mayonnaise?
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Not me, to much fat. Salad dressing (lite) works well.
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defence means to take down the fence... I've heard that before....didn't you say it some time back? or I stole it from someone who did. :¬ )
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"Stole it", no! Not you! Say it isn't so!
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I'll sleep easier, thanks.
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PractICE is the noun. Ice is a thing. PractISe is the verb. If you 'go American' you will have to remember that 'practised' and 'practising' are spelled with an 's', even in that far-flung realm.
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Nope, the "practise" hasn't been flung this far.
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Sounded like the ends of the earth, dint it?
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Y'all're lucky we don't spell it with a Z.
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practize
I just had to see how it would look....
(sound different too)
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Ve haf vays of makink you practize!
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Zay Z.... 
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