Is it 'hitting the mark' or 'getting the mark'? Which is it?

"Mato o eru (getting the mark) statement"
"Mato o iru (hitting the mark) statement"

Two phrases often observed in online comments and thumbnails.
Which one is correct?
To solve this mystery, our research team headed deep into the Amazon—.

First, the meaning of 'mato' (target).

A 'mato' (target) is something used as a goal for long-range weapons.
It has evolved into a word representing goals or objects.

Next, NHK's view on the meaning and usage of 'mato o iru' (hitting the mark).

Recently, it seems that Japanese dictionaries have come to accept "mato o eru" as well.

So, why do misuses and incorrect usages spread?
There are phrases like the following used when grasping the main point of something:

・Yoryo o eru (get the knack)
・Nattoku (understand/be convinced)
Perhaps the character 'eru' (get) from these is mixing with 'mato o iru'.

Personally, the nuance of 'mato o eru' sounds like 'getting a target'.
I feel a sense of discomfort with 'getting a target' in shooting practice.
Targets are meant to be shot through, right?

I've written various things, but I should add a note that I am not as strict about language as a nitpicker or language police.
(Even so, 'mato o eru' makes me feel uneasy.)

I majored in sociolinguistics when I was a student.
Since language changes, I think it's interesting to watch the process of 'mato o eru,' which was considered incorrect at the time, gaining legitimacy.
It's a field that studies why misuses occur, while accepting them as part of language.
'Omae' and 'Kisama' were originally honorific expressions, but now they are personal pronouns used for subordinates, so eventually, a time will come when 'mato o eru' is also okay.

When I worked as a Japanese language instructor, I would point out things in students' essays that were "grammatically or orthographically incorrect according to current standards."
Entrance exam Japanese requires determining pass/fail, so unfortunately, I had to mercilessly point out expressions where it was clear whether they were right or wrong.

For example, I think it's fine to be tolerant of 'ra-nuki' (omitting the 'ra') words, except in official documents.

On the other hand, there are rhetorical devices that you can't enjoy without knowing the passive, potential, honorific, and spontaneous meanings of 'reru, rareru'.
For example, "The Restaurant of Many Orders."

The restaurant where two gentlemen arrived had many orders.
There were many strange orders, such as having to spray perfume that smelled like vinegar all over their bodies or apply cream, and here is the sign they saw.

This is a major spoiler in context, but this "sugu taberaremasu" is a double entendre.
(You) can soon eat (the food).
(You) will soon be eaten.
The exhilaration of knowing that these two meanings are included.
I started liking Japanese grammar when I learned this in elementary school.

I guess it might be better to teach correct grammar while acknowledging 'ra-nuki' words.
Or perhaps 'The Restaurant of Many Orders' will become teaching material closer to classical literature.

I am pondering various words like this, and it is actually fun to look up the correct meanings and usage of words again in this way.
What I must be careful about is that even if I learn the true meaning of a word, I should not show off my knowledge indiscriminately or be quick to nitpick.
Speech is silver, silence is golden.