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wchu...@gmail.com
Jan 17, 2014, 10:19:55 AM1/17/14
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Dear all,
Student wrote that 'The result has reach the target', however the answer is 'The result has meet the target'. My question is, 'reach the target' is also correct?
Thank you for your reply.
Regards,
Marx
Student wrote that 'The result has reach the target', however the answer is 'The result has meet the target'. My question is, 'reach the target' is also correct?
Thank you for your reply.
Regards,
Marx
Derek Turner
Jan 17, 2014, 10:23:52 AM1/17/14
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Derek Turner
Jan 17, 2014, 10:26:59 AM1/17/14
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On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:23:52 +0000, Derek Turner wrote:
> Nether is correct as the tense of both verbs is wrong.
Oops, 'Neither'
> Nether is correct as the tense of both verbs is wrong.
Peter T. Daniels
Jan 17, 2014, 10:31:53 AM1/17/14
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On Friday, January 17, 2014 10:19:55 AM UTC-5, wchu...@gmail.com wrote:
> Student wrote that 'The result has reach the target', however the answer is 'The result has meet the target'. My question is, 'reach the target' is also correct?
If you had said "The result has reached the target," you might have
> Student wrote that 'The result has reach the target', however the answer is 'The result has meet the target'. My question is, 'reach the target' is also correct?
implied a bit more effort than if you had simply said "The result has
met the target," but the two are probably about as perfectly synonymous
as two expressions can be.
Tony Cooper
Jan 17, 2014, 11:15:28 AM1/17/14
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Don Phillipson
Jan 17, 2014, 4:53:17 PM1/17/14
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<wchu...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Student wrote that 'The result has reach the target', however the answer
> is
> 'The result has meet the target'. My question is, 'reach the target' is
> also correct?
Possibly yes, in particular contexts, e.g. if the task
were to throw a ball more than X metres, so that
the target were a line on the ground X metres
distant. Your problem may be that "target" is
a metaphor, meaning literally the object at which
a shooter aims, e.g. an archer or rifleman, but
the word is commonly used in business plans
etc. to mean the intended outcome. A real
difference may thus persist between
(1) Hitting or missing the target (a binary outcome), and
(2) Performing better or worse than was planned
(which might be an analogue outcome.)
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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
news:52192de1-938b-4d9f...@googlegroups.com...
> Student wrote that 'The result has reach the target', however the answer
> is
> 'The result has meet the target'. My question is, 'reach the target' is
> also correct?
were to throw a ball more than X metres, so that
the target were a line on the ground X metres
distant. Your problem may be that "target" is
a metaphor, meaning literally the object at which
a shooter aims, e.g. an archer or rifleman, but
the word is commonly used in business plans
etc. to mean the intended outcome. A real
difference may thus persist between
(1) Hitting or missing the target (a binary outcome), and
(2) Performing better or worse than was planned
(which might be an analogue outcome.)
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
Peter T. Daniels
Jan 17, 2014, 10:19:52 PM1/17/14
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metaphorical.
Ian Noble
Jan 29, 2014, 11:25:58 AM1/29/14
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usage (in my own experience, at least).
"Reach the target" tends to be used for things which happen once or
rarely (raising a sum of money to get the church roof repaired, for
example).
"Meet the target" tends to be used when having a target is the normal
state of affairs (monthly sales objectives, for example). And it's the
one or the two I'd normally expect to hear in a business context.
To illustrate the difference:
(1) "He reached his target in November"
(2) "He met his target in November"
To me, at least, (1) would normally suggest that the person had a
single target, which was achieved in November.
Whereas (2) is pretty normal business-speak suggesting that the person
has regular, monthly targets to achieve as part of his job. He
achieved the one for November (but may or may not, for example, have
ahieved his separate targets for September, December, or other
months).
I'm not saying that either couldn't be used in the other context
without confusion - just that they do tend to have niche usages.
Cheers - Ian
(BrE: Yorks., Hants.)
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Peter T. Daniels
Jan 29, 2014, 5:09:02 PM1/29/14
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On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 11:25:58 AM UTC-5, Ian Noble wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 07:31:53 -0800 (PST), "Peter T. Daniels"
> <gram...@verizon.net> wrote:
> >If you had said "The result has reached the target," you might have
> >implied a bit more effort than if you had simply said "The result has
> >met the target," but the two are probably about as perfectly synonymous
> >as two expressions can be.
>
> I agree that they have near identical meaning, but I'd add a caveat on
> usage (in my own experience, at least).
>
> "Reach the target" tends to be used for things which happen once or
> rarely (raising a sum of money to get the church roof repaired, for
> example).
>
> "Meet the target" tends to be used when having a target is the normal
> state of affairs (monthly sales objectives, for example). And it's the
> one or the two I'd normally expect to hear in a business context.
>
> To illustrate the difference:
>
> (1) "He reached his target in November"
> (2) "He met his target in November"
>
> To me, at least, (1) would normally suggest that the person had a
> single target, which was achieved in November.
>
> Whereas (2) is pretty normal business-speak suggesting that the person
> has regular, monthly targets to achieve as part of his job. He
> achieved the one for November (but may or may not, for example, have
> achieved his separate targets for September, December, or other
> On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 07:31:53 -0800 (PST), "Peter T. Daniels"
> <gram...@verizon.net> wrote:
> >If you had said "The result has reached the target," you might have
> >implied a bit more effort than if you had simply said "The result has
> >met the target," but the two are probably about as perfectly synonymous
> >as two expressions can be.
>
> I agree that they have near identical meaning, but I'd add a caveat on
> usage (in my own experience, at least).
>
> "Reach the target" tends to be used for things which happen once or
> rarely (raising a sum of money to get the church roof repaired, for
> example).
>
> "Meet the target" tends to be used when having a target is the normal
> state of affairs (monthly sales objectives, for example). And it's the
> one or the two I'd normally expect to hear in a business context.
>
> To illustrate the difference:
>
> (1) "He reached his target in November"
> (2) "He met his target in November"
>
> To me, at least, (1) would normally suggest that the person had a
> single target, which was achieved in November.
>
> Whereas (2) is pretty normal business-speak suggesting that the person
> has regular, monthly targets to achieve as part of his job. He
> achieved the one for November (but may or may not, for example, have
> months).
>
> I'm not saying that either couldn't be used in the other context
> without confusion - just that they do tend to have niche usages.
That definitely sounds right. (And saves them from perfect synonymy.)
>
> I'm not saying that either couldn't be used in the other context
> without confusion - just that they do tend to have niche usages.
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