As for vertex vs. vertice, there are 2.680.000 occurrences of vertex in Google and 130.000 occurrences of vertice. These numbers also lead to a possible explanation for why people sometimes say vertice. The plural form vertices is more than 4 times more used than the correct singular form vertex. More @Wikipedia
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