Advice vs Advise
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Thought that was right?ToadMum wrote:A contribution from the British Museum, Sunken Cities exhibition :
'...Egyptian rituals that were practiced.....'
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Practice is the noun, to practise is the verb; the rituals are having the verb done to them, so to speak, I was taught?booellesmum wrote:Thought that was right?ToadMum wrote:A contribution from the British Museum, Sunken Cities exhibition :
'...Egyptian rituals that were practiced.....'
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction ... sive-voice
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http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/201609 ... ow-we-know" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;?
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With practice/practise I sometimes pause to check - I find it easier to remember that the c and s are the same way round noun/verb as for "prophecy / prophesy" which for some reason (maybe because they are pronounced differently) I can easily distinguish! Will have to remember advice/advise too
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''Can you borrow me your book'';
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No but you can have a lend of it...timothylewin wrote:''Can you borrow me your book'';
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Some people weren't taught the parts of speech and the difference between nouns and verbs. Also, using the noun / verb distinction as a guideline for when to use a c instead of an s is unreliable internationally.
For example:
UK https://www.gov.uk/government/organisat ... of-defence" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
US http://www.defense.gov" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Threads such as this one are more useful if posters explain what is correct (and why). Just repeating mistakes to mock people isn't kind or helpful.
For example:
UK https://www.gov.uk/government/organisat ... of-defence" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
US http://www.defense.gov" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Threads such as this one are more useful if posters explain what is correct (and why). Just repeating mistakes to mock people isn't kind or helpful.
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had a great year 4 teacher who when we said "can I..?" he would say "you can, but you may not".doodles wrote:
and then there's "can I" and "may I"
So then it was "Sir, can I throw the bookcase out of the window?" - "you can...
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A little quiz for those who like them ( only 21 questions)
CAN YOU CORRECTLY SPELL THE TOP 20 MISSPELLED WORDS?
http://bitechargemedia.com/play/top20" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
CAN YOU CORRECTLY SPELL THE TOP 20 MISSPELLED WORDS?
http://bitechargemedia.com/play/top20" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I got A* - not bad for a mathematician