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Nor Priest Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
To make out VS. To pretend ?
Do those words have the same meaning ?
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Hi, Broadly speaking, eg Fred pretended to be Tom. eg Fred made himself out to be Tom. eg Fred made out that he was Tom.
- Hi, Broadly speaking, eg Fred pretended to be Tom.
- eg Fred made himself out to be Tom.
- eg Fred made out that he was Tom.
- One or the other may sound better in a particular context.
- 'Make out' is more casual.
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Hi,
Broadly speaking,
eg Fred pretended to be Tom.
eg Fred made himself out to be Tom.
eg Fred made out that he was Tom.
One or the other may sound better in a
Broadly speaking,
eg Fred pretended to be Tom.
eg Fred made himself out to be Tom.
eg Fred made out that he was Tom.
One or the other may sound better in a
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I would like to use the verbal phrase make out.
Might you tell me if this seems natural to you on speech?
He makes himself out to be thick. He pretends to be thick. He is smart when he wants. He can be smart when he wants.
Might you tell me if this seems natural to you on speech?
He makes himself out to be thick. He pretends to be thick. He is smart when he wants. He can be smart when he wants.
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Hi,
I would like to use the verbal phrase make out.
Might you tell me if this seems natural to you on speech?
He makes himself out to be thick. He pretends to be thick. He is smart when he wants to be. He can be smart when he wants to be.
I would like to use the verbal phrase make out.
Might you tell me if this seems natural to you on speech?
He makes himself out to be thick. He pretends to be thick. He is smart when he wants to be. He can be smart when he wants to be.
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Could you tell me, is this correct?
The resort isn't all it's made out.
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The resort isn't all it's made out.
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AnonymousCould you tell me, is this correct?The resort isn't all it's made out. ThanksI would expect to see "isn't all it's made out to be." - People say it's important, or full of good information, or somehow very useful, but it's not.
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