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practice

English translation: the organization/firm for which he works

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English term or phrase:practice
Selected answer:the organization/firm for which he works
Entered by: Samir Sami

09:14 May 4, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Engineering: Industrial / Financial
English term or phrase: practice
As leader of one of the practice's Design Groups he has overseen a wide portfolio of projects ranging from the SECC Arena in Glasgow to the Elephant House in Copenhagen. Most recently his role has expanded to concentrate on the practice’s international development, with a growing number of projects in India and South America.


http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Team/SeniorPartners/136/Def...

What's the meaning of Practice here? Is it the profession or the organization?

I appreciate your help.
Samir Sami
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Local time: 23:55
the organization/firm for which he works
Explanation:
I would think it refers to the firm where he is now working.

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Note added at 7 mins (2012-05-04 09:22:24 GMT)
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I would replace the word "practice" with "firm": "As leader of one of the firm's design groups," "the firm’s international development."
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Suzan Hamer
Netherlands
Local time: 22:55
Grading comment
Thanks for this fruitful discussion. Your input was really useful.
To "Tony", the context was actually talking about architecture and engineering. Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5the organization/firm for which he works
Suzan Hamer


Discussion entries: 5





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
the organization/firm for which he works


Explanation:
I would think it refers to the firm where he is now working.

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Note added at 7 mins (2012-05-04 09:22:24 GMT)
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I would replace the word "practice" with "firm": "As leader of one of the firm's design groups," "the firm’s international development."

Suzan Hamer
Netherlands
Local time: 22:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for this fruitful discussion. Your input was really useful.
To "Tony", the context was actually talking about architecture and engineering. Thanks.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many many thanks, Suzan.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CBHarris
3 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Marta Maslowska: It probably does. It's interesting though, I always thought a 'practice' had to do either with doctors or attorneys, didn't know it could stand for any company.
4 mins
  -> Thanks, Marta. Yes, that's why I say "firm" would be better than "practice." Interestingly, wiktionary does include this:(law) synonym for "practice of law". ..Also with regard to specialties, eg., "family law practice", "media law practice." Hmmmm....
agree  Tony M: It can't stand for "any" company, but is commonly used with architects (seems the case here) or e.g. consulting engineers — anything, in fact, where a group of specialist professionals work together under a single umbrella. No very much US and GB
19 mins
  -> Thanks, Tony. Yes, here it would be "the firm" or "his firm"... not any firm. Is it perhaps more UK than US to use "practice" for specialists other than doctors and dentists? I've never heard architectural practice used in the US.
agree  Charles Davis: Excuse the duplication of Tony's comment! I don't know how far it's a specifically UK usage. Since Marta has raised this point in the discussion, I'll post a comment there.
26 mins
  -> Thank you, Charles. Not to repeat myself, see my note to Tony, above. Maybe using practice this way is UK English?
agree  Jack Doughty: It's not common practice to use practice this way in the UK either.
42 mins
  -> Thank you, Jack.
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