Riding from work yesterday, a curious child prompted me with the “how do
you do that?” question as I cruised by on my Coker. I realized I had no
good concise answer to issue (and being that I was in a rush to pick up my
car before the repair shop closed, I didn’t stop to think about it).
So, any suggestions about what words of wisdom I might be able to impart
to someone in 15-30 seconds?
Jeff Lutkus
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In article <20010711152445.6E0F136F9@sitemail.everyone.net>, Jeff Lutkus
<lutkus@unicyclist.com> wrote: ) )So, any suggestions about what words of
wisdom I might be able to impart to someone in 15-30 seconds?
“Try it until you forget how to fall off.”
> So, any suggestions about what words of wisdom I might be able to impart
> to someone in 15-30 seconds?
Short answer: “Like this!”
Longer answer: “Anyone can learn, just keep on trying and don’t give up.”
Stay on top, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone jfoss@unicycling.com
www.unicycling.com
There can be a fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” – scary
reality-check for unicyclists
Jeff Lutkus <lutkus@unicyclist.com> wrote:
> So, any suggestions about what words of wisdom I might be able to impart
to someone in 15-30 seconds?
" practise, lots of practise"
or if going fast
“Practise”
Euro-cycle 2001 20 - 22 July Plymouth UK A european unicycle convention
http://www.eurocycle.org
“Practice” “Tenacity”
-----Original Message----- From: Jeff Lutkus
[mailto:lutkus@unicyclist.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 11:25 AM To:
unicycling@winternet.com Subject: “how do you do that?”
Riding from work yesterday, a curious child prompted me with the “how do
you do that?” question as I cruised by on my Coker. I realized I had no
good concise answer to issue (and being that I was in a rush to pick up my
car before the repair shop closed, I didn’t stop to think about it).
So, any suggestions about what words of wisdom I might be able to impart
to someone in 15-30 seconds?
Jeff Lutkus
Free e-Mail and Webspace - http://Unicyclist.com
Hey, that’s exactly what I always say. Although I spell practice with two
c’s 
(My spell checker likes the British spelling fine though.)
—Nathan
“Sarah Miller” <sarah@vimes.u-net.com> wrote in message
news:3b4ca0cb.1601@vimes.u-net.com…
> Jeff Lutkus <lutkus@unicyclist.com> wrote:
>
> > So, any suggestions about what words of wisdom I might be able to
> > impart
> to someone in 15-30 seconds?
>
>
> " practise, lots of practise"
>
> or if going fast
>
> “Practise”
>
> sarah
> –
> Euro-cycle 2001 20 - 22 July Plymouth UK A european unicycle convention
> http://www.eurocycle.org
I say “very carefully”.
The second question is inevitably, “How do you stop?” “Fall off.”
Graham W. Boyes
“Jeff Lutkus” <lutkus@unicyclist.com> wrote in message
news:20010711152445.6E0F136F9@sitemail.everyone.net…
> Riding from work yesterday, a curious child prompted me with the "how do
you do that?" question as I cruised by on my Coker. I realized I had no
good concise answer to issue (and being that I was in a rush to pick up my
car before the repair shop closed, I didn’t stop to think about it).
>
> So, any suggestions about what words of wisdom I might be able to impart
to someone in 15-30 seconds?
>
> Jeff Lutkus
>
> _____________________________________________________________
> Free e-Mail and Webspace - http://Unicyclist.com
> Riding from work yesterday, a curious child prompted me with the "how do
> you do that?" question as
I cruised by on my Coker. I realized I had no good concise answer to issue
(and being that I was in a rush to pick up my car before the repair shop
closed, I didn’t stop to think about it).
>
> So, any suggestions about what words of wisdom I might be able to impart
> to someone in 15-30
seconds?
>
> Jeff Lutkus
Ask him if he can stand on one foot. Balance!
Lowell
“Very carefully” or “How do you get to Carnegie hall?”
)So, any suggestions about what words of wisdom I might be able to impart
to someone in 15-30 seconds?
Hey Jeff, What I usually say when someone asks that is, “well, very well”.
Aj
Graham W. Boyes wrote:
> The second question is inevitably, “How do you stop?” “Fall off.”
I prefer “dismount”
A colleague commented that he was impressed by my brakes when he saw me
stop my Coker (by dismounting) upon arriving at work.
–
Danny Colyer (remove your.mind to reply)
http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/danny.html “The secret of life is
honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made” -
Groucho Marx
I tell them it’s like flying a helicopter upside down.
Jeff Lutkus wrote:
> Riding from work yesterday, a curious child prompted me with the "how do
> you do that?" question as I cruised by on my Coker. I realized I had no
> good concise answer to issue (and being that I was in a rush to pick up
> my car before the repair shop closed, I didn’t stop to think about it).
>
> So, any suggestions about what words of wisdom I might be able to impart
> to someone in 15-30 seconds?
>
> Jeff Lutkus
>
> _____________________________________________________________
> Free e-Mail and Webspace - http://Unicyclist.com
I am not a native English speaker (maybe a naive one) but I thought
that the difference between practise and practice was a matter of verb
and noun, not British and other English. Most spell checkers don’t
take grammar into account and hence would pass both words regardless
of context.
Klaas Bil
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 17:22:21 -0700, “Nathan Hoover”
<nathan@movaris.com> wrote:
>Hey, that’s exactly what I always say. Although I spell practice with two
>c’s (My spell checker likes the British spelling fine though.)
>
>—Nathan
>
>“Sarah Miller” <sarah@vimes.u-net.com> wrote in message
>news:3b4ca0cb.1601@vimes.u-net.com…
>> Jeff Lutkus <lutkus@unicyclist.com> wrote:
>>
>> > So, any suggestions about what words of wisdom I might be able to
>> > impart
>> to someone in 15-30 seconds?
>>
>>
>> " practise, lots of practise"
>>
>> or if going fast
>>
>> “Practise”
>>
>> sarah
>> –
>> Euro-cycle 2001 20 - 22 July Plymouth UK A european unicycle convention
>> http://www.eurocycle.org
>
>
–
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On 12/7/01 11:06 pm, Klaas Bil posted:
> I am not a native English speaker (maybe a naive one) but I thought that
> the difference between practise and practice was a matter of verb and
> noun, not British and other English.
It’s a bit of both. In UK usage, practice is the noun (a practice) and
practise is the verb (to practise). In American usage (so I understand),
practice is used for both, practise is irregular.
–
Trevor Coultart
“Rabbit is clever. Rabbit has brain. I suppose that’s why he never
understands anything” (Winnie the Pooh.)
Exactly right. To an American (well, me anyway!) “practise” looks
… strange.
Back to your daily dose of unicycling-related facts, rumors, slander
and lies…
—Nathan
“Trevor Coultart” <coultart.remove.this@mac.com> wrote in message
news:B773E37F.1DDFE%coultart.remove.this@mac.com…
> On 12/7/01 11:06 pm, Klaas Bil posted:
>
> > I am not a native English speaker (maybe a naive one) but I thought
> > that the difference between practise and practice was a matter of verb
> > and noun, not British and other English.
>
>
> It’s a bit of both. In UK usage, practice is the noun (a practice) and
> practise is the verb (to practise). In American usage (so I understand),
> practice is used for both, practise is irregular.
>
> –
> Trevor Coultart
>
> "Rabbit is clever. Rabbit has brain. I suppose that’s why he never
> understands anything" (Winnie the Pooh.)
klaasbil_remove_the_spamkiller_@xs4all.nl writes:
>I am not a native English speaker (maybe a naive one) but I thought
>that the difference between practise and practice was a matter of verb
>and noun, not British and other English. Most spell checkers don’t
>take grammar into account and hence would pass both words regardless
>of context.
No, it’s British vs American english. Brit: -ise, -our, and some other
differences (ionise, colour, aluminium, bank cheque) US: -ize, -or, etc
(ionize, color, aluminum, bank check)
David
>I am not a native English speaker (maybe a naive one) but I thought
>that the difference between practise and practice was a matter of verb
>and noun, not British and other English. Most spell checkers don’t
>take grammar into account and hence would pass both words regardless
>of context.
Klaus, and all
That is my understanding too. I am a native speaker of English (an
Australian). We tend to straddle British spelling/usage and US
spelling/usage but the >>noun=practice<< and >>verb=practise<< is very
DEFINITELY the case here. The only time it is not adhered to is due to
ignorance (but that happens a lot!!)
And now, back on topic…
I have personally used the “Like this” line in answer to this
thread’s title.
Trevor Coultart wrote:
> It’s a bit of both. In UK usage, practice is the noun (a practice) and
> practise is the verb (to practise). In American usage (so I understand),
> practice is used for both, practise is irregular.
ISTR that one of the spellings can be used as both a verb and a noun in UK
usage, but I can’t remember which one. It’s a few years since I’ve seen my
dictionary (3 or 4 moves ago, and I’ve never unpacked all my books), so I
can’t check.
–
Danny Colyer (remove your.mind to reply)
http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/danny.html “The secret of life is
honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made” -
Groucho Marx
On 13/7/01 1:38 am, David Stone posted:
> klaasbil_remove_the_spamkiller_@xs4all.nl writes:
>> I am not a native English speaker (maybe a naive one) but I thought
>> that the difference between practise and practice was a matter of verb
>> and noun, not British and other English. Most spell checkers don’t take
>> grammar into account and hence would pass both words regardless of
>> context.
>
> No, it’s British vs American english. Brit: -ise, -our, and some other
> differences (ionise, colour, aluminium, bank cheque) US: -ize, -or, etc
> (ionize, color, aluminum, bank check)
>
> David
>
Now here’s an extra confusion…
IIRC, our good old “Oxford English Dictionary” uses -ize where most other
English Dictionaries use -ise.
–
Trevor Coultart
“Rabbit is clever. Rabbit has brain. I suppose that’s why he never
understands anything” (Winnie the Pooh.)
I hate to drag things out, but we Americans really have screwed up the use
of English. Both noun and verb forms in American English are “practice”.
In the Webster’s New World Dictionary the only listing for practise is
cheifly Brit. spelling of practice.