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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

He missed his target/aim.

Hi

Are these sentences completely synonymous?

He missed his target twice.
He missed his aim twice.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom Are these sentences completely synonymous? No.

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  • Tom Are these sentences completely synonymous?
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  • You can miss a target.
  • You cannot miss an aim.
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Mr. TomAre these sentences completely synonymous?
No. You can miss a target. You cannot miss an aim.
Aim is what you do before you shoot an arrow. At that time, you have no idea if you are going to miss or not. You hope you will hit the target.
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Mr. TomHe missed his target twice.
= He missed what he was aiming at twice.

CJ
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