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  1. Practicing or practising - WordReference Forums

    Oct 19, 2012 · Hello everyone. I just want to know what's the right verb (in gerund) ... is it practicing or maybe practising ? I know "practice" is a noun, but can I use...

  2. Pile practising medicine - WordReference Forums

    Dec 7, 2018 · It's a phrase in the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" Mindful of John Wesley's strictures on the use of many words in buying and selling, Simon made a pile practising medicine, but....

  3. Keep on practicing / keep practicing | WordReference Forums

    Nov 29, 2011 · However, in colloquial situations this is often ignored - a mother may well say "And keep on practising/practicing (Am) " when sending a child off to school. Have a nice day.

  4. he had <been practising> <practised> playing the piano

    May 24, 2024 · They both work, but the progressive aspect sounds better. The problem is that the sentence itself grates. I find it unlikely that a native speaker would use the expression “ …

  5. to practise / for practising - WordReference Forums

    May 19, 2009 · Which option is better?: This activity is to practise / for practising pronunciation. Or are both correct? Thanks!

  6. has practiced vs. has been practicing | WordReference Forums

    Mar 5, 2021 · Both questions are odd, Raymond. Why would anyone ask if someone has been practising (AmE practicing) singing for 30 minutes? There's a lack of topic focus (or functional …

  7. practise (on) the piano/ play on the piano - WordReference Forums

    Dec 17, 2010 · The difference is that playing and practising can be transitive or intransitive. When they are transitive, they can either take the instrument as their object or something else. You …

  8. practising artists - WordReference Forums

    Feb 28, 2016 · Hi. What does practising mean in: we know virtually nothing about how people who themselves are dying or bereaved use the arts – unless they are practising artists or under …

  9. has been practising - WordReference Forums

    Nov 8, 2012 · You don't have to say "has been practising". It might be marginally commoner than "has practised" in cases like this when we wish to suggest that the activity has dominated his …

  10. Practising solicitor - WordReference Forums

    Apr 17, 2012 · Hola amigos: ¿Alguien podría decirme qué sería en castellano "practising solicitor"? gracias, C