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Jeff_999 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Fell short of
"Piper Jaffray analyst Safa Raschtchy noted that the company's marketing automation unit fell short of targets in the most recent quarter. " (quoted from an article)
I was wondering if "fell" here should be replaced by "felled". what do you think?
I was wondering if "fell" here should be replaced by "felled". what do you think?
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No, sorry, Jeff, you could not make that substitution. "fall short" is the present; "fell short" is the past; "has fallen short" is the present perfect, and so on. "fell" is a completely different verb meaning to cut down, to cause to fall down.
- No, sorry, Jeff, you could not make that substitution.
- "fall short" is the present; "fell short" is the past; "has fallen short" is the present perfect, and so on.
- "fell" is a completely different verb meaning to cut down, to cause to fall down.
- The logging company fells the trees / felled the trees / has felled the trees.
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No, sorry, Jeff, you could not make that substitution. 
"fall short" is the present; "fell short" is the past; "has fallen sh
"fall short" is the present; "fell short" is the past; "has fallen sh
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ohh thanks Moderator.
so could I say "fall short of (target)" means "fail to hit (target)"? And "fell" and "short of" can not be bonded together if fell, the present now, means " to casue to fall down or to cut"?
thank you again
so could I say "fall short of (target)" means "fail to hit (target)"? And "fell" and "short of" can not be bonded together if fell, the present now, means " to casue to fall down or to cut"?
thank you again
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