Some idiot is saying that "destined to fail" is the correct usage...they both mean the same thing! Right?
2007-10-07 04:47:38 · 12 answers · asked by wrongnumber 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
No they do not mean the same..
Destined to fail literally means that a path taken, without change, failure is inevitable.
Doomed to fail means no matter what the person does, they will fail.
2007-10-07 04:51:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
common usage is:
Doomed to failure
Destined to fail
The first refers to the individual, it portends that no matter what, this person will always fail. Al Bundy felt himself doomed to failure and called this "the Bundy curse." It implies that some outside force is causing the failure.
The latter refers to the task at hand. It's a predictor that an individual is destined to fail in regard to some specific task because of identifiable causation. "Because John never came to class, he was destined to fail from the start."
2007-10-07 05:16:26 · answer #2 · answered by CoachT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doomed to fail and destined to fail are 2 different things. Doomed to fail doesnt really make sence, destined means your gonna fail.
2007-10-07 04:57:35 · answer #3 · answered by kellie_1221 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Doomed to fail shows that there is no chance of succeeding; this is what will happen so face it. Destined means that this is what's supposed to happen, you can overcome. There is still hope for you, because your destiny may not come true.
2007-10-07 05:10:19 · answer #4 · answered by xoxoxo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saying "doomed to fail" is redundant, because to say something is "doomed" immediately implies that it will fail. That being said, I'm not sure if "doomed to fail" is gramatically incorrect, but it is certainly not as appealing as the traditional phrase of "destined to fail."
2007-10-07 04:51:05 · answer #5 · answered by Kimberly B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think destined to fail sounds a little better but doomed to fail is good 2
2007-10-07 04:50:35 · answer #6 · answered by Krazy K 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They both mean the same thing basically. However destined to fail just sounds better. Both are grammatically correct, however.
2007-10-07 04:50:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
'doomed to fail' is the commonly used term but 'destined to fail' is much better to hear.. you see, 'doomed' is negative, and 'fail' is also negative... but, it sure sounds correct either, only the word 'destined' is appropriate..
2007-10-07 05:04:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
DESTINED TO FAIL!
God has His best plans for you..
juz be patient enough to wait for the right time when its already your turn to reign over!
2007-10-07 23:39:08 · answer #9 · answered by kim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 00:43:28 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋