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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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photos/pictures

0Pictures: 01b00 02b00A visual representation or image painted, drawn, photographed, or otherwise rendered on a flat surface.02br
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01b00photo02b00 - a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material02br
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00Can someone please tell me the difference between a photo and a picture? From the definitions, a photo is also a picture but not the other way round. I am confused.0-
  

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0You are correct - if I say "Come look at these pictures" I could be showing you paintings, drawing, or photographs. 02br 02br 00Now, obviously, if someone says "Come look at the picture Steve took" - you know it's a photo. "Come look at the picture Steve drew" - it's a drawing.

— BarbaraPA

  • 0You are correct - if I say "Come look at these pictures" I could be showing you paintings, drawing, or photographs.
  • 02br 02br 00Now, obviously, if someone says "Come look at the picture Steve took" - you know it's a photo.
  • "Come look at the picture Steve drew" - it's a drawing.
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0You are correct - if I say "Come look at these pictures" I could be showing you paintings, drawing, or photographs. But if I say "Come look at these photos" then they are what you take with your camera.02br
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00Now, obviously, if someone says "Come look at the picture Steve took" - you know it's a photo. "Come look at the picture Steve drew" - it's a drawing. And so on.0
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Pictures: 11b10 12b10A visual representation or image painted, drawn, photographed, or otherwise rendered on a flat surface.12br
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11b10photo12b10 - a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera o
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0Thanks everyone! Now, it's crystal clear ! 050010id1
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