Thread: Practice or Practise ?

Simple. The difference is only British and US English.

Are they UK/US differences or is it something to with their use as nouns/verbs.

Actually it is

As for practice, practise, making a distinction in spelling between the noun and the verb is British usage:

practise [prăk'tĭs] (verb) - The doctor plans to practise medicine in Yorkshire.
practice [prăk'tĭs] (noun) - He hopes to build up quite a good practice.

In American usage, both the noun and verb forms are spelled the same:

The doctor practiced medicine in his home town.

In the case of advise and advice, however, both British and American usage agree:

advise [ ăd-vīz' ] verb - He advised the students to take typing.
advice [ ăd-vīs' ] noun She was glad that she followed his advice.

I hate the fact that Americans built MS Word and kept it as default dictionary. I changed it long back.

British Oxford dictionary is the true source of knowledge.

Originally Posted by just4kix

British Oxford dictionary is the true source of knowledge.

Just for that I am giving you whatever little Rep I can distribute.

Thank you 18lama.

there are quite a few similar instances in british english.
however, the british english is gradually dying out. colour has become color, programme has become program for most of us.
may be in another ten years the english as we know would be treated as wrong.

Here's a sample of American <-> Indian English ;-)

Indian English - American English

Kindly do the needful - Please take care of this
Intimate me - Let me know
The same - ???
Give me a ring - Call me
Drop me - Give me a ride
Centpercent - 100 percent
By the by - By the way
Come with me - Go with me
No issues - No children
Innocent - Didn’t live with spouse
Pass out - Graduate
Bill - Check
What is your good name please - What’s your name?
Lift - Elevator
Dicky - Trunk
Nth floor - N+1th floor


;-)

-F

Good one

Originally Posted by farce

By the by - By the way

This is pure ignorance. It is not Indian English.

Originally Posted by meetdilip

Good one

Originally Posted by farce

By the by - By the way

This is pure ignorance. It is not Indian English.

Major Soundarrajan uses this all the time in Tamil Movies ;-)
So maybe it is Tamilian English ;-)

definitely not ignorant and I did not make that up.

-F

http://www.bartleby.com/68/64/1064.html
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/by_the_by

Originally Posted by farce

definitely not ignorant and I did not make that up.

I didn't meant you. Most people think by the way is right. A lot of heroes use it in films when they try to show off.

Originally Posted by meetdilip

I didn't meant you. Most people think by the way is right. A lot of heroes use it in films when they try to show off.

Usually it comes as a rebuttal to the heroine who thinks the hero
is a village idiot and scolds him in English. Our hero then reels of
a few sentences in English and tells that he is educated but
loves his mother tongue blah blah blah and then they fall in love ;-)


-F

What is your good name?

This is never said in any form of English and is totally incorrect.

This is said by Indians only who have literally translated Hindi to Engish as: Aap ka shubh naam kya hai?

I do not think that British English will die out.

Originally Posted by just4kix

This is said by Indians only who have literally translated Hindi to Engish .

Unfortunately, most people do just that

Originally Posted by just4kix

This is never said in any form of English and is totally incorrect.

This is said by Indians only who have literally translated Hindi to Engish as: Aap ka shubh naam kya hai?

.

I am not saying any of that list is correct or incorrect. I have heard
each and every one of them used in India.

-F

Pass out is losing conciousness.

All thank farce for enlightment.

I am here to enlighten all.

@ farce Do you read Startrek novels

I want the latest one by Peter David.Which is your fav character.

Originally Posted by Luke Skywalker

@ farce Do you read Startrek novels

I want the latest one by Peter David.Which is your fav character.

No, I only watch the Star trek TV series. I am a big Picard fan.
Also like Captain Janeway.

OK. Let us keep offtopic discussion away. All Star Trek discussion here: http://www.indiabroadband.net/tv/208...tml#post199326 (The "Star Trek" thread)