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- Practicing or practising - WordReference Forums
I mean, if I say "I'm practicing" is it correct? even, isn't there any difference in the American English and the British English either ? Thanks in advance
- has practiced vs. has been practicing | WordReference Forums
The 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
- Keep on practicing keep practicing | WordReference Forums
"To practice" "To practise", both are correct The former is the AmE spelling, the latter the BrE one
- how long has she practiced or has been practicing
How 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
- Were you practicing Have you been practicing vs Did you practice . . .
Let's say I'm a piano instructor and we work on a song with a student and then next week we meet I want to ask him if he was practicing the song we worked on Are all three versions correct in this case? Is there any particular difference between the three? Which one is the best in this case? 1 Did you practice the song? 2 Were you practicing
- Pile practising medicine | WordReference Forums
It'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
- practice on something - WordReference Forums
The sentence that I heard an English teacher say to encourage her students to practice their English speaking skills was: "We recommend practicing on strangers"; "strangers" being native speakers that they hadn't met before Is there a difference between "practicing on strangers" and "practicing with strangers"? Thanks in advance
- Do practise [practice] a sport | WordReference Forums
If 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"
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