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Common Mistakes and Confusing Words in English

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practice
vs
practise

Practice is a noun*

For example: We need to put these ideas into practice.

Practise is a verb*

For example: To learn English well you have to practise.

*This is only the case in British English (BrE), in America (AmE) they tend to just use practice.

!Note - These two words sound the same.

Often in British English you will see the noun form ends in ...ice and the verb form ends in ...ise.

 

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