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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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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.
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Sep 5, 2014 · English-Ireland (top end) Sep 5, 2014. #2. Both forms are correct, but there is a difference in meaning. If you use the past participle, focused, it is effectively an adjective. It describes the state of the researchers. If you use the present participle, focusing, it is a verb. It describes an action by the researchers.
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Dec 30, 2009 · The preposition "to" goes with the verb "turned". You could substitute the word "attention" for "focus" without changing the preposition. The team turned its focus to trying to save the baby. The team turned its attention (from what it was doing before) to trying to save the baby. "Focus on" would not work in that sentence without a major rewrite.
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Apr 5, 2011 · What is correct: "this is an accounting blog with a focus in hedge funds" or "with a focus on hedge funds." Also: "MBA with a focus in Real Estate" or "MBA with a focus on Real Estate;" "Get an MBA with a focus in Cybersecurity" or "Get an MBA with a focus on Cybersecurity". They all sound somewhat correct, but I'd like to know what the rule is.
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Apr 19, 2010 · I got the answer "focusing on" right but it seems "focused on" is possible, because I have seen so many "focused on" with 'person subject' as below examples. This is the sort of mindset that keeps Sergio Garcia from achieving greatness and prevents you from reaching your goals. You suddenly get focused on not making the big mistake rather than ...
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May 15, 2015 · Hi, I still have a pro with on and at. I try to grasp the difference between focus at and focus on. Are both prepostions indicating the same purpose or is there a difference?
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Aug 29, 2009 · Sep 1, 2009. #7. Furthermore, "keep focused on" is a standard expression in English meaning to maintain attention on and direction toward something. It is very often used with reference to goals, objectives, ambitions, and the like, as in the original sentence. "Keep focusing on," while correct and idiomatic, does not have this fixed meaning ...
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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.
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Jun 6, 2022 · focusing in. Thread starter heish; Start date Jun 6, 2022; heish Member. Chinese Jun 6, 2022 #1 ...