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전문 강사what is the difference between 'mimic' and 'imitate' ?
2013년 3월 4일 오후 8:45
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They're usually synonymous and interchangeable. However, mimic can be used as a noun to describe a person who is good at imitating things. When I hear mimic in speech I consider it to have a more negative connotation than imitate, but that might just be me.
2013년 3월 4일
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Imitate is used more often than mimic and has a more general and neutral meaning. Imitating someone could be a good thing or a bad thing.
Mimic almost always means you are imitating someone in order to make people laugh and/or to ridicule or humiliate the person.
2013년 3월 5일
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Imitate implies following something as an example or model: "He imitated the playing style of his music teacher."
Mimic suggests imitating someone's mannerisms/voice/etc for fun or ridicule: "They liked to mimic the teacher's funny accent."
2013년 3월 4일
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Imitate is used more often than mimic and has a more general and neutral meaning. Imitating someone could be a good thing or a bad thing.
Mimic almost always means you are imitating someone in order to make people laugh and/or to ridicule or humiliate the person.
2013년 3월 5일
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