Pretend
Mimic
Simulate
Feign
2007-11-11 10:59:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I don't know all the technical terms of grammar, but it seems that "pretend" is used differently from the others
one must say "pretend TO DO something" but you can say "to mimic something," "to simulate something," and "to feign something." It's not possible "to pretend something."
So I would guess that "pretend" probably has a different grammatical function.
2007-11-11 11:12:36 · answer #1 · answered by k8kay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say pretend. The other words mean to copy something that has already been observed. Pretend in that case means to create something not necessarily observed. Oh, heck, now that I think some more about it, maybe it does.
2007-11-11 19:07:28 · answer #2 · answered by David S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry. all of the words you list can be defined by the other. In other words..... they all belong.
2007-11-11 19:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by nutsfornouveau 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feign
2007-11-11 19:03:11 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They all seem to mean the same thing to me.
2007-11-11 19:09:33 · answer #5 · answered by *~STEVIE~* *~B~* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say "pretend".
The other three all mean "copy" in one way or another.
"Pretend" does not.
2007-11-11 19:08:43 · answer #6 · answered by mountain lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say simulate
2007-11-11 19:07:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mimic
2007-11-11 19:03:52 · answer #8 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋