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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

make

In this sense of 'make', what is the difference between 'make as if to' and 'make to'?
  

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I'm not sure that there's a firm distinction between them, but I would think of make to as indicating an actual intention, while make as if to could indicate that the person isn't really committed to the action.

— Blue Jay

  • I'm not sure that there's a firm distinction between them, but I would think of make to as indicating an actual intention, while make as if to could indicate that the person isn't really committed to the action.
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I'm not sure that there's a firm distinction between them, but I would think of make to as indicating an actual intention, while make as if to could indicate that the person isn't really committed to the action.
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In the sentences shown I think of "make to" as "be about to" or "start to" and "make as if" or "make as though" as "pretend to (by beginning to)". There is quite a bit of similarity there.

CJ
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