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On the difference between [[practical]] and [[practicable]]. | On the difference between [[practical]] and [[practicable]]. | ||
“Practicable” means ''feasible'' | *“Practicable” means ''feasible'': able to be done or successfully put into practice: | ||
“Practical” means useful | *“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”. | ||
In a legal document, one generally means | In a legal document, one generally means “[[practicable]]”, and will see it in tiring and emotive phrases like “all [[reasonably practicable]] steps”. Of course you could always use “[[feasible]]”, but that would spoil the fun somewhat. | ||
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