3.3.1 Same term, different meanings
In the next activity you will watch a video featuring Jan Grothusen, chief executive of an engineering company called Guidance, in which he talks about the potential pitfalls of using particular specialist terms with a member of a different profession.
Activity 21
Watch the video and then complete the drag-and-drop activity that follows.
Taking into account what Jan says and your own understanding of the term, match each meaning of the word ‘target’ to the person who would be most likely to use the word with that meaning.
Discussion
In its everyday sense, ‘target’ is used metaphorically rather than literally.
As you can see, the connotations of the word ‘target’ are completely different in engineering, military and business contexts. In many instances words which have an everyday meaning also have a specialist meaning in other contexts.
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