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Feb 1, 2019 · We focused our attention on the structural issues. We were focused on the structural issues. The passive-voice construction allows something that the ergative construction doesn't. The passive voice employs a participle, and these participles often accept modifiers like "very" and "so": * We very focused on the structural issues.
Nov 8, 2010 · The most common variant is "focused" and "focusing", both in BrE and AmE (The Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English). The rules are more standardized in AmE (canceled, sometimes even programed etc.) A note on "programed": I don't use this form. It is non-existent in BrE. It's listed in all major American dictionaries as acceptable.
Jan 30, 2012 · WordSense. Hyperfocus. Hyperfocus is an intense form of mental concentration or visualization that focuses consciousness on a subject, topic, or task. In some individuals, various subjects or topics may also include daydreams, concepts, fiction, the imagination, and other objects of the mind.
Apr 27, 2013 · Apr 27, 2013. #2. Those two sentences mean the same thing. The second sentence has a better writing style, because the first sentence unnecessarily uses the passive voice (frowned upon in good writing) and uses more words than necessary (also frowned upon.) The second sentence does a better job of plainly saying what it means.
Aug 22, 2011 · UK. English - England. Aug 22, 2011. #2. "I am focused on my work " says something about you personally - it is like, I am tall, I am young, etc. "I am focusing on my work" says something about what you are doing - it is like, I am fishing, I am walking,etc. Both of your sentences are OK.
Oct 13, 2012 · I don't like using the word incorrect unless there is a clear grammatical tendency. There is evidence that it is used, but much less commonly than focuses. It also depends on what comes before it. For example, He is focused on (he devotes most of his energy to) is not quite the same as He focuses on (he concentrates on).
1. While some applications have non-focused lasers (laser pointers, laser light shows), many other lasers are focused (laser weapons, surgical lasers, manufacturing lasers, CD player lasers). It depends on how the laser is constructed, and its purpose. Many would take exception to the pedantic assertion that "lasers are not focused."
Oct 13, 2004 · Noun: focus and focuses and focussing. Verb: focus, focuses or focusses, focusing or focussing, focused or focussed. I've used both forms, but when I'm more conscious with spelling then I use the ones with the extra s. Don't exactly know why when both forms are correct. I guess I just want to conform to the rule of consonant-vowel-consonant ...
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Feb 4, 2014 · 25. I'm looking for an idiom or saying that I could use when people are focusing too much on small details and not seeing the big picture. A couple that come to mind are "being penny-wise and pound foolish" and "rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic". However, the former doesn't fit what I'm thinking of because the present activity might not ...
