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Aim vs. destination #1 (permalink) Thu Oct 21, 2004 8:36 am   Aim vs. destination
 

Test No. incompl/advan-32 "Letter Writing (4)", question 1

Dear all, just to let you know that we reached our ......... after a dramatic start.

(a) goal
(b) aim
(c) end
(d) destination

Test No. incompl/advan-32 "Letter Writing (4)", answer 1

Dear all, just to let you know that we reached our destination after a dramatic start.

Correct answer: (d) destination

Your answer was: incorrect
Dear all, just to let you know that we reached our aim after a dramatic start.
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Hi! Aim would be well as well. What do you think?
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Aim #2 (permalink) Thu Oct 21, 2004 11:14 am   Aim
 

Hi,

Destination is needed here because it refers to arrival at a place but aim is used in an abstract sense.

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Destination/goal/aim #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:14 am   Destination/goal/aim
 

Alan wrote:
Hi,

Destination is needed here because it refers to arrival at a place but aim is used in an abstract sense.

Alan

May I understand that goal and aim should be used in an abstract sense, while destination refers to the concreat noun such as places, and people?
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Aim goal #4 (permalink) Fri Jul 01, 2005 8:37 am   Aim goal
 

That's about it. Remember the spelling: CONCRETE
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Aim vs. destination #5 (permalink) Mon Feb 06, 2006 16:30 pm   Aim vs. destination
 

Well, but when you are reading this first question you don't know yet that they are talking about travelling. I thought they are talking about achieving something not flying by plane... And when I got down to next question I already forgot about this one:-)
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Destination #6 (permalink) Mon Feb 06, 2006 18:43 pm   Destination
 

Hi Vitaly,

I hoped it was clear when I wrote it that this word destination referred to the end of a journey. It was after all an informal letter home. Anyhow you wouldn't usually reach an aim. It would usually be achieve an aim.

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Aim vs. destination #7 (permalink) Tue Feb 07, 2006 17:01 pm   Aim vs. destination
 

What about "reach a goal"?
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