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Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
copy vs imitate
What is the difference btw 'copy' and 'imitate'?
Could you give me some examples?
Could you give me some examples?
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Copy seems to be a little more useful in that it can be used for both animate and inanimate things. Imitate can be used for pretending to be a person or an animal. Sometimes they have much the same meaning, as when a group is requested to copy what the teacher has written on a blackboard.
- Copy seems to be a little more useful in that it can be used for both animate and inanimate things.
- Imitate can be used for pretending to be a person or an animal.
- Sometimes they have much the same meaning, as when a group is requested to copy what the teacher has written on a blackboard.
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Copy seems to be a little more useful in that it can be used for both animate and inanimate things. Imitate can be used for pretending to be a person or an animal. Sometimes they have much the same meaning, as when a group is requested to copy what the teacher has written on a blackboard. They are imitating his actions (even if what they write is not in their own language.)
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