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On the difference between [[practical]] and [[practicable]]. | On the difference between [[practical]] and [[practicable]]. | ||
*“Practicable” means ''feasible'': able to be done or successfully put into practice: “I planned to build and operate a working model of the Chrysler Building out of cream cheese but the machine age gargoyles wouldn't keep their shape and the | *“Practicable” means ''feasible'': able to be done or successfully put into practice: “I planned to build and operate a working model of the Chrysler Building out of cream cheese but the machine-age gargoyles wouldn't keep their shape and the needle kept drooping. I concluded it just wasn't practicable.” | ||
*“Practical” means ''useful'': “the door to the hen-house came of its hinges but, fortunately, Our Bill is quite [[practical]] and he jury rigged some chicken wire and an electromagnet, and the chooks don't go near it now”. | *“Practical” means ''useful'': “the door to the hen-house came of its hinges but, fortunately, Our Bill is quite [[practical]] and he jury rigged some chicken wire and an electromagnet, and the chooks don't go near it now”. | ||