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Vincent Ding Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Target & aim
0 1. be targeted at 2. be aimed at 02 br
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02 br
00 can the two mean the same. for example, in the following sentence: "This regulation is aimed at discouraging the abuse of filing lawsuits", can "aimed" be replaced with "targeted" here? Tks 0-
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e. "the product is targeted at children" or "the course is targeted at students". In this sentence I would definitely prefer "aimed at".
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- "the product is targeted at children" or "the course is targeted at students".
- In this sentence I would definitely prefer "aimed at".
- I'm not sure "targeted at" works here.
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0 Hi, Vincent, 02 br
00 "To be targeted at" seems to me to require a noun indicating a group or a person, i.e. "the product is targeted at children" or "the course is targeted at students". In this sentence I would definitely prefer "aimed at". I'm not sure "targeted at" works here. 0-
00 "To be targeted at" seems to me to require a noun indicating a group or a person, i.e. "the product is targeted at children" or "the course is targeted at students". In this sentence I would definitely prefer "aimed at". I'm not sure "targeted at" works here. 0-
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0 Yes, 'aimed at' is the expected phrase in this structure. 'Target' is used as an active verb and needs no preposition: 'this regulation targets lawsuit filing abuse'. 0-
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