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Old November 23, 2011, 03:47 PM
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Old November 23, 2011, 05:57 PM
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In the US we commonly say "to practice a profession", "to practice medicine/dentistry", and "to practice law".
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In the UK, we use practice for the noun, and practise for the verb, the verb retaining the link with Medieval Latin practizare (= to practise medicine). A doctor still works in a medical practice. Somewhere along the way, the stress changed from practíse to práctise, but I think I might be over-explaining here.
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