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focused on- looking from outside to inside
focused in- looking from inside at the inside |
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| #4 (permalink) Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:03 am Focused in/on |
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| nessie wrote: | Could you please be more specific, Molly?
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"Focusing" is a way of looking at something. If we say something is focused on something, we normally imply a view from outside and directed upon/on the thing. If we say something is focused in something, we normally imply a view from inside and directed upon/on the thing.
| Quote: | P.S: I guess you are Indian, Molly, am I right or wrong?  |
Why would you guess that? |
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| #5 (permalink) Wed Apr 30, 2008 14:59 pm Focused in/on |
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As far as my question is concerned, 'looking' has no context here.
Still not clear, which of the two sentences is more appropriate. |
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| #6 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 7:36 am Focused in/on |
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Yes, Molly, still not clear enough for me (May be I'm so dumb, sorry, hic!)
Please give us some more examples (together with some explaination about the two usages
Many thanks
P.S: why do I guess that?  Because last time there was a debate about the incorrect use of English of Idian people, (between you and MM or Torsten, I can't remember), and you seemed to have strongly stood up for the Indians
So, is my guess right or wrong? 
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| #7 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 8:24 am Focused in/on |
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| Quote: | | Because last time there was a debate about the incorrect use of English of Idian people, (between you and MM or Torsten, I can't remember), and you seemed to have strongly stood up for the Indians |
Does it make me Tibetan if I strongly stand up for the Tibetans against the Chinese? I'm from Nigeria.
As for the rest: If wanting to express preoccupation with something, why do you think the second example isn't that suitable here?
His mind was focussed on the prison sentence that confronted him.
?His mind was focussed in the prison sentence that confronted him.
How about these? What do you think about them?
Three hours later the sand was shoveled away, spotlights focussed on the coffin.
Three hours later the sand was shoveled away, spotlights focussed in the coffin. |
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| #8 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 8:46 am Focused in/on |
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Hi Musicgold,
Surely a focus 'on' is directed specifically at a particular topic or view. Focus 'in' suggests where the concentration/direction is situated as in: operations are focused on Denver gives the idea that the target for them is 'on' Denver in contrast to any other place but 'in' Denver merely describes the area where this 'focusing' is taking place.
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| #9 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 9:12 am Focused in/on |
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| Alan wrote: | Hi Musicgold,
Surely a focus 'on' is directed specifically at a particular topic or view. Focus 'in' suggests where the concentration/direction is situated as in: operations are focused on Denver gives the idea that the target for them is 'on' Denver in contrast to any other place but 'in' Denver merely describes the area where this 'focusing' is taking place.
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I've said much the same, but Mgold doesn't seem to get it. In your example, I think "focus in" could be easily be replaced by "situated in". Am I right? |
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| #11 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 10:08 am Focused in/on |
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| Quote: | | I'm just a bit surprised because you are not a native speaker, but your English is so good are you an English teacher? |
In Nigeria, we use English, among 520 or so other languages. No, I'm not a teacher. |
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| #13 (permalink) Tue May 06, 2008 16:08 pm Focused in/on |
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| Quote: | | And anyway, how surprising you're not an English teacher but your English is so great. |
I've met a lot of English teachers whose English wasn't so great.  |
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