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"He missed his aim." vs "He missed his target."



 
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The use of the word "aim" | Expression: "He stabbed the sword across his body."
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"He missed his aim." vs "He missed his target." #1 (permalink) Sun Nov 18, 2007 17:11 pm   "He missed his aim." vs "He missed his target."
 

Hi

Could you please tell me the diference between:

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He missed his aim.
He missed his target.


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"He missed his aim." vs "He missed his target." #2 (permalink) Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:18 am   "He missed his aim." vs "He missed his target."
 

Hi Tom

"He missed his/the target" is OK, but I probably would not say "He missed his aim." I'd be more likely to say "His aim was off-target." 8)
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