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Usenet Posted 21 years ago
English in UK

Noun or verb?

Should it be "In practice,..." or "In practise,..". I can't decide if it's a noun or a verb in this usage.
Opinions please!
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Kathie
  

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". I can't decide if it's a noun or a verb in this usage. [/nq] In theorising about this, I think the verbal form would have to be "in practising".

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  • I can't decide if it's a noun or a verb in this usage.
  • [/nq] In theorising about this, I think the verbal form would have to be "in practising".
  • So in theory "in practice" would be the noun form.
  • Matti
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[nq:1]Should it be "In practice,..." or "In practise,..". I can't decide if it's a noun or a verb in this usage. Opinions please![/nq]
In theorising about this, I think the verbal form would have to be "in practising".
So in theory "in practice" would be the noun form.

Matti
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