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Practical vs Practicable



 
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Is this proper use of the word "respect"? | "put things in the right place" what does it mean?
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Practical vs Practicable #1 (permalink) Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:18 am   Practical vs Practicable		  
Hello everyone,
Can you distinguish the meaning of ''practical'' and ''practicable''Sorry ,I don't have an exact context here because I have just looked them up in the dictionary.
Please help me.
Thanks in advance
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Practical vs Practicable #2 (permalink) Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:31 am   Practical vs Practicable		  
practicable = able to be done or put into action

This plan is practicable. We have the budget and the time. We can do it!

For "practical", look here.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?dict=B&searchword=practical
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