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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Aim for/Intend/Aspire to?
Good morning. What is the difference between the questions below? Is it just a matter of formality?
What did the Society of Bananas aim for?
What did the Society of Bananas intend?
What did the Society of Bananas aspire to?
Thank you!
What did the Society of Bananas aim for?
What did the Society of Bananas intend?
What did the Society of Bananas aspire to?
Thank you!
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All are grammatically correct. Aim for seems slightly more casual. The first two are asking about what the Society wanted to achieve with a certain set of actions.
- All are grammatically correct.
- Aim for seems slightly more casual.
- The first two are asking about what the Society wanted to achieve with a certain set of actions.
- Aspire to is a little different; it usually suggests a long-term or ultimate goal, or even an unreachable ideal or philosophy.
- I can intend to arrive at work on time; I aspire to be on time every day.
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All are grammatically correct. Aim for seems slightly more casual.
The first two are asking about what the Society wanted to achieve with a certain set of actions. Aspire to is a little different; it usually suggests a long-term or ultimate goal, or even an unreachable ideal or philosophy.
I can intend to arrive at work on time; I a
The first two are asking about what the Society wanted to achieve with a certain set of actions. Aspire to is a little different; it usually suggests a long-term or ultimate goal, or even an unreachable ideal or philosophy.
I can intend to arrive at work on time; I a
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