You may have noticed that sometimes there are different spellings and usages of ‘practice’ and ‘practise’. The difference is a little confusing, so I’m going to explain it to you today!
Luckily, in the US, it’s much simpler as the spelling ‘practice’ is used for both the noun and verb forms, so we have it pretty easy! Make sure you check your work to make sure that your document is set to US English and that you haven’t used ‘practise’ at all.
Although you won’t need to use it necessarily, it’s good to know the difference so you don’t get confused. Increasingly the difference in spelling is creeping into US usage and so you might come across it from time to time. If in doubt, stick to ‘practice’.
That’s all for today!
Practise
You have probably only ever come across the word ‘practise’ in British publications. This is because British people like to complicate everything! In the UK (and in Australia too) the spelling ‘practise’ is used for the verb form of the word. Remember, a verb is a doing word. So in the UK they would write:‘I like to practise my fire-eating act for two hours a day.’
Practice
In the UK, this spelling is used only for the noun form of the verb, as in:‘All that practice at lion taming you’ve been doing is really paying off.’
Remember, a noun is a ‘thing’ word.Luckily, in the US, it’s much simpler as the spelling ‘practice’ is used for both the noun and verb forms, so we have it pretty easy! Make sure you check your work to make sure that your document is set to US English and that you haven’t used ‘practise’ at all.
Although you won’t need to use it necessarily, it’s good to know the difference so you don’t get confused. Increasingly the difference in spelling is creeping into US usage and so you might come across it from time to time. If in doubt, stick to ‘practice’.
That’s all for today!