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Buranda Posted 16 years ago
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Pictures vs images vs photographs
Hi,
When do you say pictures(pics), images, photograph(photo), respectively and what 's the difference?
I always use them interchablely but am always not sure which one is correct.
Thank you.
When do you say pictures(pics), images, photograph(photo), respectively and what 's the difference?
I always use them interchablely but am always not sure which one is correct.
Thank you.
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Good morning from America. The three are interchangeable in informal speech. Picture is a broad term: it is used to refer to oil paintings, children's drawings, digital images, etc.
- Good morning from America.
- The three are interchangeable in informal speech.
- Picture is a broad term: it is used to refer to oil paintings, children's drawings, digital images, etc.
- Picture is also used metaphorically in referring to something pleasant: "she was a picture in pink".
- A photograph is an image captured by a camera, whether digital or film.
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Good morning from America.
The three are interchangeable in informal speech.
Picture is a broad term: it is used to refer to oil paintings, children's drawings, digital images, etc. Picture is also used metaphorically in referring to something pleasant: "she was a picture in pink".
A photograph is an image captured by a camera, whether digital or film. In the e
The three are interchangeable in informal speech.
Picture is a broad term: it is used to refer to oil paintings, children's drawings, digital images, etc. Picture is also used metaphorically in referring to something pleasant: "she was a picture in pink".
A photograph is an image captured by a camera, whether digital or film. In the e
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