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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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depicting/describing "a magic world of romance."

A review describes his painting as depicting " a magic world of romance."

Hi,
Does depicting in the above means exactly the same as describing? Thanks.
  

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No, but you could replace "depicting" with "showing."
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Grammar Geek No, but you could replace "depicting" with "showing."


Thanks, GG.

To make sure, does depicting involves painting while describing writing?
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You can depict or describe in writing, but I would not use "describe" with a a painting in most cases.
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