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  1. I practice law. - WordReference Forums

    Sep 2, 2020 · Hi. Someone asked me what my job is. If my job is related to law. Is it idiomatic to reply "I practice law"?

  2. I have been practicing - WordReference Forums

    Aug 14, 2020 · I have been practicing - an activity that continues in the general present time, not necessarily at the moment of speaking. You may be at the moment in Uruguay, for 3 days, and say 'I …

  3. exercise vs. practise | WordReference Forums

    Jan 21, 2008 · the word exercise is very rarely used in this context in the UK. the word exercise was used a little when i was at school, many years ago- we had 'exercise books' in which we would write …

  4. I have been practising - WordReference Forums

    Nov 25, 2006 · If you are exchanging with a Canadian, and especially if this is a familiar dialogue, je me pratique (beaucoup), would be the most natural response. If you reply in conversation "je m'exerce", …

  5. Pile practising medicine | WordReference Forums

    Dec 7, 2018 · 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 …

  6. Were you practicing/Have you been practicing vs Did you practice ...

    Sep 5, 2020 · 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 the …

  7. I need lots of practicing - WordReference Forums

    Feb 20, 2017 · Practicing law/to practice law is the goal of most law students. In the OP sentence I think that only the noun "practice" may be used. "You need a lot of practice/lots of practice". "Lots of …

  8. practicing my Spanish - WordReference Forums

    Aug 29, 2007 · HOw do you say, I'm practicing my spanish? Che Bella, don't forget that the dictionary is a great resource and you can find lots of answers there without opening a thread in the forum. At the …

  9. do or practice gymnastics - WordReference Forums

    May 17, 2012 · 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 …

  10. I'm on a call / in a call right now | WordReference Forums

    Apr 14, 2020 · Hi, I'm talking with a customer on the phone and a colleague of mine is asking a question via a messenger. What would be my response to the colleague in...