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
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"
What does the combining clause function as? - WordReference Forums In other words, combining in this context does not mean "the combining of" and is instead parallel to "practicing 'holistic' medicine" Farber is one of a small but growing number of American veterinarians now combining traditional Western treatments with acupuncture, chiropractic, and herbal medicine
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
do or practice gymnastics | WordReference Forums Yes, you can say practicing But it seems a little more natural to say doing, for some reason If you say I've been practicing gymnastics for so long it sounds like perhaps you have been practicing but you haven't mastered it yet Or, that you have been at the gym practicing for the last 5 hours, which is a long time to practice (in one day)
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
seem seem like - WordReference Forums Could anyone tell me the difference between "seem" and "seem like" I give some speech below, please tell me which one is not idiomatic It seems like it will rain It seems that it will rain It seems to be gonna rain He seems to be a happy man He seems like a happy man He seems that he is a