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Bookmark or Share- Pile practising medicine | WordReference ForumsIt'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.... Please help me understand pile practising medicine
- Practicing or practising - WordReference ForumsHello 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 it as a verb ? ... I mean, if I say "I'm practicing" ... is it correct? even, isn't there any difference in the American English and the...
- how long has she practiced or has been practicingHow long has Lenna been practicing singing (OK, but I don't like the inclusion of both "to practice" and "to sing." It seems redundant at best and implies that you are asking about habitual action at worst) Dialogue 1: Situation Set B 1. Lenna has finished practicing for the day/week/specified time period 2.
- Do / practise [practice] a sport | WordReference ForumsIf we're going to use "practice". then we should be specific about what we're practicing - we might, for example, practice skating or practice goal kicks (in soccer) - with the goal of becoming more proficient; we really wouldn't say "practice sport". "To practice a sport" is, as Gengo said, "not incorrect, but certainly unnatural".
- has practiced vs. has been practicing | WordReference ForumsThe first sentence suggests that John is singing and has been doing so for some time; I ask the other person if John has reached the 30-minute mark yet because I haven't kept track and perhaps, he hates practicing and is allowed to stop after half an hour. Answer: No, he has 90 seconds left. Actually only 87 seconds, to be exact.
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