Common Mistakes : imitate

verb

.BAD: I think I shall imitate my friend and join the club too
.GOOD: I think I shall copy my friend and join the club too

: imitate = do something in exactly the same way that someone else does it
?Have you heard him trying to imitate an Englishman speaking French
.He walks as if he is trying to imitate Donald Duck

: copy = do the same thing as someone else
.As soon as I began cycling to work, people started copying me
.His little sister wants to copy him all the time