>>>>>Pretence/Pretense: these are both nouns but both spellings can be used (British, Canadian/ U.S.). The verb is pretend.
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>>>>>Regards,
>>>>>Ed Pecyna (not Pesyna!)
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>>>>LOL! Very good! :)
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>>>Left to my own devices I can devise much!
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>>Now since pretty much any noun can be verbed (and a verb nouned), "to vise" would have an obvious meaning. Then "devise" would probably mean "release from a vise" :).
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>>Same would go for "vice"... just that there's no obvious meaning. If "vice squad" is the police force dedicated to (enforcing laws on) prostitution, gambling et al, what's the "vice president" then? And if one is removed from power, is he "deviced"? :)
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>heh heh... sorry I can't help you, I'm just a novice!

No-vice guy, eh?