Copying texts?

[Torsten]

I understand that in the following paragraph the verb copy means to repeat or read out loud. Would you use the word in the same way?

The first is something I requested he do everyday and that is to take a few paragraphs from an article or such and to just sit and copy it for fifteen minutes.

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[Yankee]

Hi Torsten

The word copy can be used to mean "imitate" or "mimic" which could involve copying the way a person speaks, for example. But I think it sounds more like the guy in your sentence was told to transcribe text -- i.e., no speaking involved.

Amy
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[Alan]

Hi,

Yes, I think the same. Probably the phrasal verb copy out would make the meaning clearer. Perhaps it could be an exercise in improving handwriting.

Alan
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[Torsten]

Now I remember that you can also copy information from a book or another resource, meaning you write it down...

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