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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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0 I have a question about the word 'practice'. From what I know, the definitions of 'practice' can be two-fold depending on whether you are using the word either of these two ways: one deals with doing something regularly and the other one deals with something you do to improve your ability; and it seems to be a known fact if it is something you do regularly, it should be countable and if you do to improve your ability, then it should be considered uncountable. 02 br
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00 Eventhough I am sure about the correctness of the content of this sentence, does it exhibit a correct use of the word 'practice'? 02 br
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00 It is 01 u 00 wide practice 02 u 00 to not to end a sentence with a preposition 02 br
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00 THANK YOU. 0-
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00 Eventhough I am sure about the correctness of the content of this sentence, does it exhibit a correct use of the word 'practice'? 02 br
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00 It is 01 u 00 wide practice 02 u 00 to not to end a sentence with a preposition 02 br
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00 THANK YOU. 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 The problem I can see with the sentence is not with the use of the word 'practice,' but instead; 02 br 00 1. 'to not to' is unnecessary, and should just be 'not to' or 'to not' 02 br 02 br 00 2. 'wide' is a bad choice of word, and native speakers would prefer to use 'common' or 'standard' 02 br 00 Hence, ' it is common practice not to end a sentence with a preposition' 02 br 02 br 00 Hope that helps, 02 br 00 Lukeh 0-
- 02 br 02 br 00 The problem I can see with the sentence is not with the use of the word 'practice,' but instead; 02 br 00 1.
- 'to not to' is unnecessary, and should just be 'not to' or 'to not' 02 br 02 br 00 2.
- 'wide' is a bad choice of word, and native speakers would prefer to use 'common' or 'standard' 02 br 00 Hence, ' it is common practice not to end a sentence with a preposition' 02 br 02 br 00 Hope that helps, 02 br 00 Lukeh 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br
00 I wouldn't make such generalisms about countable and uncountable nouns here, as rules often don't apply so evenly. 02 br
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00 The problem I can see with the sentence is not with the use of the word 'practice,' but instead; 02 br
00 1. 'to not to' is unnecessary, and should just be 'not to' or 'to not' 02 br
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00 2. 'wide
00 I wouldn't make such generalisms about countable and uncountable nouns here, as rules often don't apply so evenly. 02 br
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00 The problem I can see with the sentence is not with the use of the word 'practice,' but instead; 02 br
00 1. 'to not to' is unnecessary, and should just be 'not to' or 'to not' 02 br
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00 2. 'wide
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0 Hi Anon 02 br
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00 In BrE, 'practice' is a noun, whereas 'practise' is a verb. 02 br
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00 In AmE, 'practice' can be used both as a noun and a verb. 0-
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00 In BrE, 'practice' is a noun, whereas 'practise' is a verb. 02 br
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00 In AmE, 'practice' can be used both as a noun and a verb. 0-
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