Being like vs pretending
What is the difference between “being like” and “pretending to be something “??
Ex:
Being like a tree
Pretending to be a tree
And I would like to know if there any other way to say that 
Thank you for your help !
Top answer
Generally speaking "being like a tree" is simply an adjectival simile to describe something. " Whereas pretend to be a X describes the (usually conscious) attempt to be like something. The soldiers pretended to be trees so that they could snipe on the enemy without being noticed.
- Generally speaking "being like a tree" is simply an adjectival simile to describe something.
- " Whereas pretend to be a X describes the (usually conscious) attempt to be like something.
- The soldiers pretended to be trees so that they could snipe on the enemy without being noticed.
- However, when Bruce Lee said (if he said) "be like water" then in a sense it is saying pretty much the same thing as pretend to be water.
- No.
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Generally speaking "being like a tree" is simply an adjectival simile to describe something. "He is so tall he is like a tree." "The community was like a tree, with more things going on underground than you could see."
Whereas pretend to be a X describes the (usually conscious) attempt to be like something. The soldiers pretended to be trees so that they could snipe on the enemy with
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