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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Imitate vs copy
Dear teachers,
Is there any difference between IMITATE and COPY in the following sentences?:
Childrem often imitate/copy their parents
Children often imitate / copy what they see in the films
She worries that Jim will imitate / copy his brother and leave home.
His children imitate / copy spoiled children and swear all the time
Thank you in advance
Is there any difference between IMITATE and COPY in the following sentences?:
Childrem often imitate/copy their parents
Children often imitate / copy what they see in the films
She worries that Jim will imitate / copy his brother and leave home.
His children imitate / copy spoiled children and swear all the time
Thank you in advance
Top answer
No difference in meaning; imitate is a better, more precise choice.
- No difference in meaning; imitate is a better, more precise choice.
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No difference in meaning; imitate is a better, more precise choice.
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No difference in meaning; imitate is a better, more precise choice.
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Hi
my impression, as I have been taught, is that to imitate is to do it from memory-retained visual experiences; i.e one has seen it before/previously and then can do it in the same or almost the same way - - hence imitate; to copy would mean direct copying from a currently visualised model - i.e. copy from the blackboard.
Hope that helps -
my impression, as I have been taught, is that to imitate is to do it from memory-retained visual experiences; i.e one has seen it before/previously and then can do it in the same or almost the same way - - hence imitate; to copy would mean direct copying from a currently visualised model - i.e. copy from the blackboard.
Hope that helps -
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