>>>>Jim,
>>>>>
>>>>>>however, by the use of the quotes. Isn't the English (as opposed to American) spelling with an "s"?
>>>>>
>>>>>I don't know, perhaps one of our british colleagues could jump in here and enlighten us.
>>>>
>>>>That was my hope.
>>>
>>>Practise is a verb.
>>>Practice is the action itself.
>>>So you would practise performing the "best practice".
>>>I'm not sure if this is specific to English English or whether it applies to American English as well
>>
>>Thanks, Len. I don't think it applies to American English. At least the spelling with an "s" isn't in my dictionary. I did seem to recall, however, seeing this spelling used by people from the British Isles. (I kind of pay attention to them. I'm English, Irish, Scots, Welsh< s >).
>
>Glad to be of help. I just hope that those of us using English English are not going to be told that it is "best practice" to use the American spelling.

Is that what we call a "zinger"?:-)