comâ¢modâ¢iâ¢ty. 1. an article of trade or commerce, esp. a product as distinguished from a service. 2. something of use, advantage, or value. 3. any unprocessed or partially processed good, as a grain, fruit or vegetable, or a precious metal.
Proscribe sounds similar to the word prescribe, but be careful: these words are essentially opposite in meaning. While proscribe means forbid, prescribe is used when a doctor recommends a medicine or remedy. Of course, if you want an excuse for not following your doctorâs orders, you could say you were confused about the meaning of these two words â but that would be lying, which is proscribed by most peopleâs value systems.
Practice vs Practise. The difference between âpractiseâ and âpracticeâ is hardly even noticed; even the way they are spelled and pronounced are very similar to one another. The dilemma of whether to use âpractiseâ or âpracticeâ is one of the many common grammar mistakes of the English language.