Everywhere I look (at least on macOS), the functionality for “Make a copy of” is called “Duplicate”. I thought I could get used to the awkward name after a while, but it’s been 6 months and the inconsistency still bothers me, so I thought I’d throw that out there as a nitpick FR. Feel free to close if it’s not worth your time.
Rename “Make a copy of” to “Duplicate”.
Wait a few more years to get used to it.
On Apple platforms (MacOS and iOS), typically the “make a copy” contextual menu item is labelled “duplicate”
From the Apple Human Interface Guidelines:
Prefer Duplicate to menu items like Save As, Export, Copy To, and Save To because these items don’t clarify the relationship between the original file and the new one.
I always struggle to find the item because I’m used to looking for the word duplicate, instead of copy when I’m working on my Mac.
I understand that other platforms may prefer to use copy over duplicate, so change the item wording to match the platform that Obsidian is running on for a more native experience.
Same — this slows me down every time.
+1 Yes please!!
I came across this post, while specifically searching for a way to change this somehow…
A year and a half later, this still trips me up.
I can be very particular about terminology, but from switching between apps and operating systems, I’m used to differences like this, and at this point I’m so familiar with “Make a copy” in Obsidian that I’d have to get used to looking for something else in the right click menu and typing a different command in the palette.
I guess I’m just context switching: I expect it to be “Save as” in MS Office, “Duplicate” in Finder, and “Make a copy” in Obsidian. There doesn’t seem to be a standard term across all the operating systems Obsidian supports and all the apps that run on them, though I wonder whether people who are still learning English might find Make a copy the easiest to understand without checking a dictionary or manual.
Just noticed that this was done in 1.7.0 (or earlier)
It’s still “Make a copy” in 1.6.7 but I remember seeing the change was added to the Insider version. 
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