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Practical or practicable?

Let’s try to understand the difference between these two words.

practical (adjective): useful and suitable for a particular purpose

  • I love your kitchen. It’s really practical. Everything is in the right place, and at the right height.

practicable (adjective):  able to be done; can be put into practice

  • Your idea about making a new car park is not practicable. There is not enough space.

Note that there are a few other meanings for “practical”.

Joe | Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 | Filed under Vocabulary

10 Responses to “Practical or practicable?”

  1. trantrungkienhn says:
    13th February 2009 at 3:36 am

    today I’m very happy, today I am very happy. I am an wise, clever, smart, and lucky man, and also dynamic man. I wish people everything best such as good health, well-done job, and nice relationship with others around

  2. hanhhavan83 says:
    14th February 2009 at 10:13 am

    This website is very useful. I wish you, English club’s members, happy, lucky more at February 14th.

  3. trantrungkienhn says:
    16th February 2009 at 6:59 am

    how can i write a good qualify CV ? Pls tell me. Thanks in advance
    You know I am very happy now because I have nothing to worry and always feel happy.

  4. Spidy says:
    25th February 2009 at 7:13 pm

    God lesson. I like it very much.
    I wish all have a happy Valentine`s day.

  5. M. Alessandra Agostini says:
    6th March 2009 at 10:56 am

    I love my library, where I’m working. It’s very practical, interesting, varied and motivating. It’s not practicable for snacks, drinks and so on.

  6. Linda k hollywood says:
    24th March 2009 at 11:10 pm

    You website is wonderful. I very like it. you are very
    literacy. I always practical in English language we should live in such a way that makes a future possible.
    Experience in my life this includes the level of my
    achievements.

    God Bless you

  7. janny says:
    29th March 2009 at 8:16 pm

    i like this website.it is very practical.
    i read wonderful artical on it. but It’s not practicable for knowning any mistake in my comment.

  8. Diepnguyen says:
    9th April 2009 at 7:00 am

    this is really a practical website for everyone to stydy English.

  9. sen says:
    14th April 2009 at 2:04 pm

    you are doing a wonderful job !

  10. fefe says:
    8th November 2009 at 12:42 pm

    I’m vrey happy becuase i feel learn more of English from this website.thanks,

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