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Thread #159463   Message #3778748
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
14-Mar-16 - 08:14 AM
Thread Name: BS: usage: 'an honest' v 'a honest'
Subject: RE: BS: usage: 'an honest' v 'a honest'
For those having problems with practice/practise, I sometimes stumble over that distinction, as both have, effectively, the same pronunciation. So there is no guide to the correct spelling.
I only remember by comparison with advice/advise.
I may offer you advice (noun), or, I may advise (verb) you.
I may advise you on current practice (noun), or I may tell you to practise (verb) what you preach.

Of course, due to the lack of distinction in the pronunciation, if I am reading something with practice/practise in it I will usually just read it in the context given, and not even notice whether it is correctly spelled.

Cheers
Nigel