Guest guest Posted October 19, 2000 Report Share Posted October 19, 2000 I think this is probably just a difference in English/American spelling of the same thing.<br><br>I seem to recall that at school, or in Fowler's "Modern English Usage", I heard something like that speaking one is a verb and one is a noun. Strictly speaking. But I think different English/American spelling is much more likely to be the explanation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2000 Report Share Posted October 19, 2000 Sorry to butt in sounding like a smartass, but I think practise is the verb ( to practise something) and practice is a noun (the practice of ashtanga, heh heh heh...). I'm going to look it up though, now you've got me curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2000 Report Share Posted October 19, 2000 Stunned, I thought the difference was just the Anglicised form of the word versus the Americanized form. (Astute readers will note the "s" and the "z".) Do any Yanks here actually use "practise" written as such as a verb? My conclusion was compounded by my assumption that Missy Pinky is British (or comes from sone country with the Queen on the currency) because of her past usage of "form" where Americans generally use "grade."<br><br>And as for MP's post: I always appreciate the post of a teacher and an experienced astangi. I am grateful that we have such knowledgeable folks as Missy Pinky, Guy, Godfrey, and Takeitup200 (and others who for some reason don't identify themselves as teachers, even when directly queried) to give advice and keep our minds on the yamas and niyamas and give authoritative answers to far-ranging questions. However, I resent the implication that a post by a less-experienced practitioner is any less valid or unwanted on this board. Posts from people at or near my level of practice often touch on the same challenges I am facing, and their perspectives can help me tackle that issue or think of things in a new way.<br><br>A fine, supportive community has sprung up here, encouraging and aiding the practice of Astanga. Sure the conversations range from asana to beer to grammatical usage. I find the posts variously funny, arrogant, helpful, useless, insightful and incendiary, but someone else may have a different reaction each and every time. And anyone can choose to skip whatever they want. Because Okrgr1, with an encyclopediac knowledge of this board, will always know where to send you when you ask a question that someone else has already answered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2000 Report Share Posted October 19, 2000 Generally in Canadian/Aussie/British English, "practice" is a noun and "practise" is a verb. In the US "practice" is both noun and verb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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