Aug 11, 2008 · Practice is associated with a specific activity, with bettering one's performace of a specific activity through repetition of that activity. You practice playing the piano by playing the piano. You practice catching a football by catching a football. Training is more general and involves other aspects of conditioning.

May 21, 2009 · 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".

Oct 21, 2020 · If I wanted to express "I visited a football practice (to watch: I was not participating)", I would say "I went to a/the football practice". If I wanted to express "My schedule tells me I should attend football practice", I would say "I have football practice". "Training" and "practice" have different meanings.

Nov 17, 2013 · Practice suggests repeating certain exercises to perfect them, sometimes individually. Training suggests a more varied and sociable preparation for matches. Having said that, I suspect that some people use the words interchangeably.

Jul 19, 2023 · Should we say "practice on a piano" or "practice a piano"? 1. In order to become a skilled pianist, it is important to practice a piano regularly. 2. My daughter spends at least an hour every day to practice a piano and improve her technique. 3. The only way to improve your piano skills is to consistently practice on a piano.

Nov 25, 2020 · To my mind, 'I practise dancing' - means you take it seriously, as something to be learned. ' I go dancing' - as something you do for fun! e.g.: We went dancing at a club. - for fun I practise dancing twice a week. - for learning Dancing - many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives.

Sep 25, 2007 · Practice or practise Lawyers - admitted to practise or practice? practise->practice Also, the definitions in the dictionary might help: practice (Dictionary.com) / practice (WR - also contains threads on the topic) practise (Dictionary. com) / practise

Jan 21, 2008 · You are correct. I would use practise (practice in American English, practise in British English) rather than exercise. Generally, as you said, exercise is used for physical training. However, your teacher could say something like "you don't speak English well because you don't do your verb exercises. I hope this is helpful and clear. Ciao.

Nov 3, 2006 · - in BE, the noun is spelt practice and the verb is spelt practise. - in AE, both noun and verb are spelt practice. so the question of whether practice is a noun or a verb in 'admitted to practic/se' only arises in BE. If you google www.lawsociety.org.uk you get three hits for 'admitted to practise', and none for 'admitted to practice'.

Nov 27, 2022 · To me, 'practice exam' is a standard phrase. As far as I know, many people take practice exams to prepare for official exams like TOEFL and, in the US, the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). 'Exam practice' to me is not the same. Exam practice is practice for an exam, but doesn't have to include taking a mock exam.