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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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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.

Tom

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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." .

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