- Português (Brasil)
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The criminal aimed his gun at the hostage's head and said ''Call your family and get the money I'm asking for or you'll regret being born''.
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The criminal targeted his gun at the hostage's head and said ''Call your family and get the money I'm asking for or you'll regret being born''.
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The criminal pointed his gun at the hostage's head and said ''Call your family and get the money I'm asking for or you'll regret being born''. soa natural?
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The criminal targeted his gun at the hostage's head and said ''Call your family and get the money I'm asking for or you'll regret being born''.
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The criminal pointed his gun at the hostage's head and said ''Call your family and get the money I'm asking for or you'll regret being born''. soa natural?
- Inglês (EUA)
Um pouco artificial
The first and third sentences sound the most natural to me.
The second sentence sounds very unnatural, for two reasons.
1. You don't say "target at something", you just say "target something." "I targeted his head with my gun."
2. "To target" generally implies that you are aiming from a distance.
So you could say "The criminal targeted the hostage's head with his gun", but it sounds like the criminal is far away from the hostage, maybe with a sniper rifle.
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- Inglês (EUA)
Natural
All of them sound very good but 1 and 3 are the best.
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- Inglês (EUA)
Um pouco artificial
The first and third sentences sound the most natural to me.
The second sentence sounds very unnatural, for two reasons.
1. You don't say "target at something", you just say "target something." "I targeted his head with my gun."
2. "To target" generally implies that you are aiming from a distance.
So you could say "The criminal targeted the hostage's head with his gun", but it sounds like the criminal is far away from the hostage, maybe with a sniper rifle.
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