2020-12-01
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด P – Practice & practical & practicable
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Practice = ‘PRAK-tis’
ออกเสียง practical = ‘PRAK-ti-kuhl’
ออกเสียง practicable = ‘PRAK-ti-kuh-buhl’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
Practical = pragmatic; suited to actual conditions;
useful; sensible: a practical person
Not to be confused with:
practicable – workable, achievable, attainable; feasible:
a practicable solution to the problem
Dictionary.com
Practice vs. Practise
If you’ve ever wondered
why it’s spelled practice in some contexts
and practise in others,
it mainly comes down to British versus Americanspelling.
In British English, which is also called International English,
practise is a verb and practice is a noun.
American English tends to avoid practise altogether,
using practice as both the noun and verb form.
How do you use the noun practice?
As a noun, practice means a “habit or custom” (as in a religious practice).
It can also mean “repeated exercise to acquire a skill”
(e.g., practice makes perfect),
or “the pursuit of a profession”
(e.g., she just retired from her medical practice).
This noun sense of practice is used by both British and American English.
How do you use the verb practice/practise?
In American English, practice is also used as the verb.
It means “to do something repeatedly in order to master it”
or “to pursue as an occupation or art.”
So a churchgoer can practice their religion,
just as a student might practice the violin.
In British English, the verb form of the word is rendered as practise.
So in the above examples,
our churchgoer practises their religion,
while our student practises their instrument.
This convention is true of British, Canadian, and Australian English.
What other words end in –ice and –ise?
While Britain and American can’t quite agree on
how to use practice vs. practise,
they can at least agree on advice and advise.
In both International and AmericanEnglish,
advise is the verb
(e.g., she advised him against smoking),
while advice is the noun
(e.g., he ignored her advice and smoked anyway).
But the above convention is not true ofall –ice words.
Service is a word where both its verb and noun forms end in -ice.
In the sentence “He serviced her car,” service is a verb.
Meanwhile, in “she tipped well for the service,” service isalso a noun.
These words are used this same way throughoutthe English-speaking world.
Similarly, there are also several words that end in -ise
for both the verb and noun forms of the word.
Promise, surprise, merchandise, and franchise
all fall into this category for bothInternational and American English.
Why do these endings vary?
The British often use –ise for verbs(organise, civilise, realise),
but that doesn’t mean the -ize ending (organize, civilize, realize)
is unique to American English.
Preference is divided in the UK,
with the Oxford English Dictionary favoring -ize.
Examples of organize date all the way back to 1425.
The use –ise or -ize depends in part on a word’s origin.
The ending of -ize corresponds to words of Greek origin,
while -ise follows the French roots of some words.
Practice/practise is derived from
the Old French words pratiser and practicer (“to practice”).
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR PRACTICAL
Practical, judicious, sensible
refer to good judgment in action, conduct,
and the handling of everyday matters.
Practical suggests the ability to adopt means to an end
or to turn what is at hand to account:
to adopt practical measures for settling problems.
Judicious implies the possession and use of
discreet judgment, discrimination, and balance:
a judicious use of one's time.
Sensible implies the possession and use of
sound reason and shrewd common sense:
a sensible suggestion.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for practice
Noun
HABIT, PRACTICE, USAGE, CUSTOM, WONT
mean a way of acting fixed through repetition.
HABIT implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively. had a habit of tapping his fingers
PRACTICE suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice. our practice is to honor all major credit cards
USAGE suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm. western-style dress is now common usage in international business
CUSTOM applies to a practice or usage so steadily associated with an individual or group as to have almost the force of unwritten law.
the custom of wearing black at funerals
WONT usually applies to a habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group. as was her wont, she slept until noon
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for practicable
POSSIBLE, PRACTICABLE, FEASIBLE
mean capable of being realized.
POSSIBLE implies that a thing may certainly exist or occur given the proper conditions. a possible route up the west face of the mountain
PRACTICABLE implies that something may be effected by available means or under current conditions. a solution that is not practicable in the time available
FEASIBLE applies to what is likely to work or be useful in attaining the end desired. commercially feasible for mass production
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,
prac′ti·ca·bil′i·ty n.
prac′ti·ca·bly adv.
Usage Note:
It is easy to confuse practicable and practical
because they look so much alike and overlap in meaning.
Practicable means "feasible" as well as "usable,"
and it cannot be applied topersons.
Practical has at least six meanings,
including the sense "capable of being put into effect, useful,"
wherein the confusion with practicable arises.
But there is a subtle distinction between these words that is worth keeping.
For the purpose of ordering coffee in a Parisian café,
it would be practical (that is, useful) to learn some French,
but it still might not be practicable for someone
with a busy schedule and little time to learn.
Collins English Dictionary
practiˈcality, ˈpracticalness n
Usage:
A distinction is usually made between practical and practicable.
Practical refers to a person, idea, project,
etc, as being more concerned with or relevant topractice than theory:
he is a very practical person; the idea had no practical application.
Practicable refers to a project or idea
as being capable of being done or put into effect:
the plan was expensive, yet practicable
Collins COBUILD English Usage
Practice – practise
In British English, practice is a noun and practise is a verb.
1. used as an uncountable noun
Practice involves doing something regularly in order to improve your ability at it.
Your skiing will get better with practice.
He has to do a lot of music practice.
2. used as a countable noun
A practice is something that isdone regularly, for example as a custom.
Our usual practice is to keep a written record of all meetings.
The ancient practice of yoga is still popular today.
3. used as a verb
If you practise something, you do it or take part in it regularly.
I had been practising the piece for months.
His family practised traditional Judaism.
In American English, the spelling 'practise'is not normally used.
The verb and noun are both spelled practice.
I practiced throwing and catching the ball every day.
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
Practice & Practical & practicable
In the United Kingdom,
“practice” is the noun, “practise” the verb;
but in the U.S. the spelling “practice” is commonly used for both,
though the distinction is sometimes observed.
“Practise” as a noun is, however, always wrong in both places:
a doctor always has a “practice,” never a “practise.”
Some words end in “-icle” and others in “-ical”
without the result being any differencein pronunciation.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Practical & practicable
A simple method of learning to distinguish the meaning of these words
is to turn to the entry IMPRACTICAL
and reverse the meaning of the terms involved.
When applied to persons,
practical means“realistic,” “sensible,” “efficient”:
as related to acts or processes,
practical mean “workable,” “manageable.”
Practicable means “capable of being use,” “feasible,” “possible.”
“Jim is man with practical views about business.”
“What we need is a practical way to solve this problem.”
“Your idea is clever but hardly practicable.”
“There is no practicable method of keeping boys and girls away from each other.”
Basically, what is practicable can be done;
what is practical can be done sensibly or usefully.
An act can be both practical and practicable:
It is practical to check the pressure in one’s tires before starting on a trip
(it’s sensible to do so);
it’s also practicable to check the pressure
(it’s possible to do so).
