Practice/practise

[vegyplot]

Hello there

This one seems to be really causing me some grief!

If you can direct me to some good examples of use, that would be fantastic.

:rolleyes:

[Maeve]

British usage distinguishes between practice and practise; American usage does not.

In British usage, practice is a noun and practise is a verb.

Reviewing the day's events is a good practice. (noun)
You should practise what you preach. (verb)

In American usage, practice is both noun and verb.
I make a practice of watching the evening news.
My child practices the flute for two hours every day.

[Cecily]

If you find it tricky to decide whether you're using a noun or verb, replace practice/practise with advice/advise, where you can "hear" the different pronunciation. Whichever makes most sense indicates which spelling to use. It also works with licence/license.