<p>Though I know the OFFICIAL difference between “practice” and “practise”, the former being a noun and the latter a verb - some people believe that “practise” should only be used for describing routines, beliefs, and professions. Many believe it is incorrect to use the “practise” form as a synonym for training.</p>
<p>So, on the SAT, which of the two would be considered correct?</p>
<li><p>I practised for the SAT everyday.</p></li>
<li><p>I practiced for the SAT everyday.</p></li>
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<p>i’d say the 1st one would be the correct one…
havent ever heard about the routine thing</p>
<p>i doubt SAT would ever test that.
i thought those 2 words are just like american eng and british eng, just like “organize” and “organise”~</p>
<p>Actually, though organise is incorrect in American English - they are both correct in British English. ;)</p>
<p>Well, sometimes they do test stuff like this. If you notice, sometimes in Writing, you can spot errors like effecting instead of affecting and illusion instead of allusion. So yeah, it’s definitely possible.</p>
<p>But I’m more concerned with it for the essay. ;)</p>
<p>The difference between “illusion” and “allusion” is pretty big. The difference between “practise” and “practice” isn’t. They’d never test that because most people think it’s just a matter of British English vs. American English, and they can’t argue that one is more correct than the other.</p>
<p>Uttaresh, I could be wrong, but I am in the US and educated here with 2 graduate degrees. I never have seen practise used in our version of writing. In my humble opinion practise is only for England.</p>
<p>Perhaps you’re right. I tried Merriam-Webster, and I found “practise” as the secondary version of “practice”. So maybe we should use practice for verbs, too, on the SAT?</p>
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<p>And what of the difference between affect and effect? That’s the same as practise and practice - and I’ve seen it on a test before.</p>
<p>No, they are totally different.
Affect means to cause something to change
“Pollution affects the pH.”</p>
<p>Effect means to be caused by something.
“Decreased biodiversity is an effect of global warming”</p>
<p>Effect and affect are separate words, as anhtimmy kindly elaborated upon.</p>
<p>Practise and practice is a matter of British v American as far as I know. Being American, I’ve never seen the word “practise” being used.</p>
<p>It’s strange seeing that everyone thinks I’m wrong about affect and effect and practice and practise.</p>
<p>I guess it’s all different in American. In British, the difference in affect and effect is the same as the difference between practise and practice - that is to say, one is a noun and the other a verb.</p>
<p>So I should stick with practice, then?</p>
<p>And whatever you may say, affect and effect are very similar - the only difference being that one is a noun and the other a verb. 
I may use the same reasoning as yours to state that practice and practise are not the same, as:</p>
<p>Practice is something that is usually or regularly done, often as a habit, tradition or custom - or when you do something regularly or repeatedly to improve a skill.</p>
<p>Practise is to do something regularly, often according to a custom, religion or set of rules, or as a habit OR to do or play something regularly or repeatedly in order to become skilled at it.</p>
<p>So … right back at ya! ;)</p>
<p>Actually, effect can be used as either a verb or a noun. But the key here is that the practice/practise difference is in British English only, and thus not applicable.</p>
<p>Affect and effect are different in that an “affect” is limited in usage as a noun to things like “His mental affect was that of a drunk…” You would never say that “The affect of the peace negotiations was…” There you would use effect.</p>
<p>Really, I have read many books, and taught writing, and I would mark any use of practise as incorrect spelling.</p>
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<p>I’ll keep that in mind for the SAT, I’ll use practice. But generally:</p>
<p>It is present in both Cambridge and Merriam-Webster, so you can’t really call it incorrect. See:</p>
<p>[Cambridge</a> Dictionaries Online - Cambridge University Press](<a href=“http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=62108&dict=CALD]Cambridge”>http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=62108&dict=CALD)
[practice</a> - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary](<a href=“http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practice[1]]practice”>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practice[1])</p>
<p>Why would you start a thread with intent to prove everybody wrong? Embrace what he is telling you.
We are from America.</p>
<p>The word is “practice.”
End.</p>
<p>I’m not saying you’re wrong. I am saying I’m not wrong either.</p>
<p>I’ll be using “practice” on the SAT, but even in the American Merriam-Webster … “practise” is also considered correct. So HA! :)</p>
<p>i believe ETS essay graders are americans, so … use “PRACTICE–ORGANIZE— AND OTHER ZE’'s …”
=D</p>
<p>Ha… amusing thread.</p>
<p>I’m British, and I would use ‘practise’ if I said “I practise my violin for sixteen hours every day”. Though it would be ‘practice’ if I was talking about where a doctor works.</p>
<p>“even in the American Merriam-Webster … “practise” is also considered correct. So HA!”</p>
<p>I have Webster’s New World Dictionary on my computer, and it says:</p>
<p>“practise -praktis-
vt., vi.
-[tised, -[tis[ing <em>chiefly Brit. sp. of PRACTICE</em>”</p>
<p>Your dictionary might think it is correct, but an American wouldn’t.</p>
<p>Firefox spell checker also thinks it is wrong.</p>
<p>SAT graders have a competent knowledge of the English language. No one will tell you that “colour” is incorrect. “Colour” is British. You can’t be penalized for spelling something differently, if both ways are correct.</p>
<p>Hey for american english, both practise and practice of british english are converted to ‘practice’ (used as both noun and verb in Am.E)</p>