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Idiom: "Target at" or "Target to" ?

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by lilu » Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:08 am
The only time you would use "target to" is with the gerund (to do what) verb.
Ex. Target to win or Target to come
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by karmayogi » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:58 am
lilu wrote:The only time you would use "target to" is with the gerund (to do what) verb.
Ex. Target to win or Target to come
Lilu: where is gerund in the example :?:
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by lilu » Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:57 pm
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lilu wrote:The only time you would use "target to" is with the gerund (to do what) verb.
Ex. Target to win or Target to come
Lilu: where is gerund in the example :?:
Oh, sorry, thank you for pointing it out.
I thought gerund was the "to do" form of the verb, but it's not, it's the -ing form of the verb.

Anyways, I meant the "to do" form of the verb (I forgot what it's called) is when you need to use "target to".
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by 4seasoncentre » Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:47 pm
Another question then,
"targeted at" or "targeted to"?

"The breakfast cereal commercial was targeted at young kids" sounds better to me than "the breakfast cereal commercial was targeted to young kids"
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by EricKryk » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:57 pm
4seasoncentre wrote:Another question then,
"targeted at" or "targeted to"?

"The breakfast cereal commercial was targeted at young kids" sounds better to me than "the breakfast cereal commercial was targeted to young kids"
I think "target at" is right.

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Gerund is not just -ing, but it's -ing used as noun.

He was eating in the park. "eating" is NOT gerund because it's not used as a noun.

His eating became a problem after the surgery. "eating" is a gerund. It's a noun, subject of "became"
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The "To do" form of a verb is the infinnitive form.
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by ketkoag » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:01 am
Generally, we target AT something not target TO..
I would like experts to guide us regarding this concept..
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by bmanu » Fri May 01, 2009 5:38 pm
yeah, if this issue could be clarified this would be great

the beatthegmat.com flashcards give contradictory information


"The chocolate company targeted its advertising to single women"

while another flashcard states

targeted at CORRECT
targeted to INCORRECT
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by 4seasoncentre » Fri May 01, 2009 6:25 pm
bmanu wrote:

"The chocolate company targeted its advertising to single women"
is this from the OG?
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by lilu » Fri May 01, 2009 8:19 pm
bmanu wrote:yeah, if this issue could be clarified this would be great

the beatthegmat.com flashcards give contradictory information


"The chocolate company targeted its advertising to single women"

while another flashcard states

targeted at CORRECT
targeted to INCORRECT
https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-flashcards-t35562.html
The more you look, the more you see.
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