What is the difference between "goals" and "targets" ? How do you use them ?
When I read the dictionary I thought they were synonyms but I read this in a sentence :
" ...I had a lot of goals and targets to achieve..."
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These words, plus, "objectives", cause a lot of confusion, but essentially, they mean the same thing.
When they mean something different, it is usually specific usage within an organization, where for example they might use:
Objectives = big, broad, general things to achieve
Goals = more specific things, often that are steps to achieving an objective
Targets = very specific things.
But this is only an example.
To me, in the sentence fragment you cite, using both "goals" and "targets" is just needless repetition.
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The word "Target" is almost always used for practice with a weapon. You know that thing (sometimes made of paper) that a person shoots at when practicing with a gun or a bow and arrows? That's called a "target" in English. We almost never use it for "goals." When used for "goals," it would be somewhat metaphorical.
The other common use for "Target" in the United States is for a store called "Target." In this case, you will always see it capitalized. Incidentally, the icon used by he Target chain of stores looks like a big red shooting target.
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