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Practice or Practise

 
 
shindy
 
Reply Sat 6 Feb, 2016 09:02 am
UK English - consider the sentence:
They use Flipcharts in their classroom practise.

It should be : They use Flipcharts in their classroom practice.
As practise is a verb & in English verbs do not end sentences.

Is my thinking correct
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Tes yeux noirs
 
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Reply Sat 6 Feb, 2016 09:38 am
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They use Flipcharts in their classroom practise.

The sentence is incorrect and should end with 'practice', in American and British English. Outside North America, practice is a noun; practise is a verb. In US English, the verb and noun are both spelt 'practice'.


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Fil Albuquerque
 
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Reply Sat 6 Feb, 2016 09:48 am
@shindy,
I don't know **** about proper English but am pretty sure it is practice.
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Ragman
 
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Reply Sat 6 Feb, 2016 11:21 am
@shindy,
In this context, it (practice) is used a noun. As such it is a clearly a British context following their rule and spelling.

That being said, for future reference, as a British-ism, practice is the noun, practise is the verb. In American English that spelling, practise is never done, as only one spelling exists. It can be either noun or verb.

http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/practice_practise.htm

By the way, there's nothing wrong in either language, American or British English, with ending a sentence with a verb. Within the context which you're asking, it happens to be used as a noun.
Tes yeux noirs
 
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Reply Sat 6 Feb, 2016 12:03 pm
@Ragman,
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there's nothing wrong in either language, American or British English, with ending a sentence with a verb.

It is very common. Thou shalt not kill. Glass is easy to break. Paper is easy to burn. I saw the horse jump. I never heard my mother curse.
Tes yeux noirs
 
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Reply Sat 6 Feb, 2016 02:13 pm
The last of the above is not actually true.
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shindy
 
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Reply Sun 7 Feb, 2016 07:55 am
@Tes yeux noirs,
Good point, these are clear examples where a verb comes at the end of the sentence.
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shindy
 
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Reply Sun 7 Feb, 2016 07:56 am
@Ragman,
Many thanks for clarifying this point.
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