{"id":50969,"date":"2019-03-12T01:15:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T01:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-1119-dont-take-the-safe-way-when-it-comes-to-goals-and-objectives\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:46:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:46:01","slug":"aee-1119-dont-take-the-safe-way-when-it-comes-to-goals-and-objectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-1119-dont-take-the-safe-way-when-it-comes-to-goals-and-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 1119: Don’t Take the Safe Way When It Comes to Goals and Objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you have any specific goals for this year? <\/p>\n

Do you ever have to ask yourself what your goals or objectives are?<\/p>\n

Have you heard people talk about what they aim for in English?<\/p>\n

The reality is that these three words are very similar\u2013and knowing how to use goal, objective, and aim can be tough sometimes.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re going to talk about the slight differences and help to clarify which one may work best in a conversation.<\/p>\n

We have a listener question about how to talk about goals, aims, and objectives. <\/p>\n

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Hello Lindsay and Michelle,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I am really motivated to follow your podcast every day. Therefore, I use your app on a regular basis. I really appreciate the way you explain the daily life in a very humorous way. Your laughing is contagious. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nevertheless, I have a question. I am unsure how to use \u201cgoal, aim, objective.\u201d Are there any rules? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best wishes from Germany, J\u00fcrgen <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Different Words With Similar Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a great question in the example because it talks about three words that are used interchangeably. <\/p>\n

When you have very similar words such as in this example, there are a couple of things to pay attention to. <\/p>\n

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  1. Listen for context<\/li>\n
  2. See if there are differences in parts of speech<\/li>\n
  3. Ask and experiment!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To start off with this example\u2013grammatically, goal and objective are nouns while aim is a noun AND a verb. <\/p>\n

    BUT what about when they are all nouns?<\/p>\n

    Which do you think is used most frequently in conversations? <\/p>\n

    You might think that goal is used most frequently, but that may vary at times.<\/p>\n

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    Breaking Down The Differences<\/strong><\/p>\n

    So, is there a difference between the three? <\/p>\n

    Let\u2019s break this down and look at each word for further clarification.<\/p>\n