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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Depicts
Does it make sense to say:
"This picture depicts my family about 20 years ago."
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'depict' doesn't work well there. 'depict' is like 'describe'. A picture doesn't really describe anything.
- 'depict' doesn't work well there.
- 'depict' is like 'describe'.
- A picture doesn't really describe anything.
- I'd say 'shows' instead of 'depicts'.
- This picture shows my family about 20 years ago.
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'depict' doesn't work well there. 'depict' is like 'describe'. A picture doesn't really describe anything. I'd say 'shows' instead of 'depicts'.
This picture shows my family about 20 years ago.
Or you can rephrase it:
This is a picture of my family [from / as it was / as they were] 20 years ago.
CJ
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