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Recently I have heard many people say that somebody needs ‘to be concentrated’ on something.
Am I right in saying that this is being used incorrectly?
word-usage grammatical-structure passive-voice
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Recently I have heard many people say that somebody needs ‘to be concentrated’ on something.
Am I right in saying that this is being used incorrectly?
word-usage grammatical-structure passive-voice
asked Aug 24 '18 at 20:02
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you should probably include the logic for your reasoning too.
– Vivek Kumar
Aug 24 '18 at 20:07
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I've never heard it used that way, that someone needs to be concentrated on something. What I hear is that someone needs to be concentrating on something. That said, were I to hear someone say, "He needs to be concentrated on something," I would probably construe that it means that somebody needs to make him concentrate, if not himself, someone else. I'm not sure that that's right, but that's what I would gather from someone saying "concentrated" instead of "concentrating."
– Billy
Aug 24 '18 at 21:01
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@user070221: At the very bottom of your link page, it specifically says, "Be Careful! Don't say that someone 'is concentrated on' something." I think whoever uses that incorrect expression is meaning "focused on s.th."
– Wordster
Aug 24 '18 at 21:04
Effort needs to be "concentrated", people need to "concentrate".
– Hot Licks
Dec 23 '18 at 2:02
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Recently I have heard many people say that somebody needs ‘to be concentrated’ on something.
Am I right in saying that this is being used incorrectly?
word-usage grammatical-structure passive-voice
asked Aug 24 '18 at 20:02
Phil HatcherPhil Hatcher
242
Recently I have heard many people say that somebody needs ‘to be concentrated’ on something.
Am I right in saying that this is being used incorrectly?
word-usage grammatical-structure passive-voice
word-usage grammatical-structure passive-voice
asked Aug 24 '18 at 20:02
Phil HatcherPhil Hatcher
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asked Aug 24 '18 at 20:02
Phil HatcherPhil Hatcher
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asked Aug 24 '18 at 20:02
Phil HatcherPhil Hatcher
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asked Aug 24 '18 at 20:02
Phil HatcherPhil Hatcher
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asked Aug 24 '18 at 20:02
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2
you should probably include the logic for your reasoning too.
– Vivek Kumar
Aug 24 '18 at 20:07
2
I've never heard it used that way, that someone needs to be concentrated on something. What I hear is that someone needs to be concentrating on something. That said, were I to hear someone say, "He needs to be concentrated on something," I would probably construe that it means that somebody needs to make him concentrate, if not himself, someone else. I'm not sure that that's right, but that's what I would gather from someone saying "concentrated" instead of "concentrating."
– Billy
Aug 24 '18 at 21:01
1
@user070221: At the very bottom of your link page, it specifically says, "Be Careful! Don't say that someone 'is concentrated on' something." I think whoever uses that incorrect expression is meaning "focused on s.th."
– Wordster
Aug 24 '18 at 21:04
Effort needs to be "concentrated", people need to "concentrate".
– Hot Licks
Dec 23 '18 at 2:02
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2
you should probably include the logic for your reasoning too.
– Vivek Kumar
Aug 24 '18 at 20:07
2
I've never heard it used that way, that someone needs to be concentrated on something. What I hear is that someone needs to be concentrating on something. That said, were I to hear someone say, "He needs to be concentrated on something," I would probably construe that it means that somebody needs to make him concentrate, if not himself, someone else. I'm not sure that that's right, but that's what I would gather from someone saying "concentrated" instead of "concentrating."
– Billy
Aug 24 '18 at 21:01
1
@user070221: At the very bottom of your link page, it specifically says, "Be Careful! Don't say that someone 'is concentrated on' something." I think whoever uses that incorrect expression is meaning "focused on s.th."
– Wordster
Aug 24 '18 at 21:04
Effort needs to be "concentrated", people need to "concentrate".
– Hot Licks
Dec 23 '18 at 2:02
2
2
you should probably include the logic for your reasoning too.
– Vivek Kumar
Aug 24 '18 at 20:07
you should probably include the logic for your reasoning too.
– Vivek Kumar
Aug 24 '18 at 20:07
2
2
I've never heard it used that way, that someone needs to be concentrated on something. What I hear is that someone needs to be concentrating on something. That said, were I to hear someone say, "He needs to be concentrated on something," I would probably construe that it means that somebody needs to make him concentrate, if not himself, someone else. I'm not sure that that's right, but that's what I would gather from someone saying "concentrated" instead of "concentrating."
– Billy
Aug 24 '18 at 21:01
I've never heard it used that way, that someone needs to be concentrated on something. What I hear is that someone needs to be concentrating on something. That said, were I to hear someone say, "He needs to be concentrated on something," I would probably construe that it means that somebody needs to make him concentrate, if not himself, someone else. I'm not sure that that's right, but that's what I would gather from someone saying "concentrated" instead of "concentrating."
– Billy
Aug 24 '18 at 21:01
1
1
@user070221: At the very bottom of your link page, it specifically says, "Be Careful! Don't say that someone 'is concentrated on' something." I think whoever uses that incorrect expression is meaning "focused on s.th."
– Wordster
Aug 24 '18 at 21:04
@user070221: At the very bottom of your link page, it specifically says, "Be Careful! Don't say that someone 'is concentrated on' something." I think whoever uses that incorrect expression is meaning "focused on s.th."
– Wordster
Aug 24 '18 at 21:04
Effort needs to be "concentrated", people need to "concentrate".
– Hot Licks
Dec 23 '18 at 2:02
Effort needs to be "concentrated", people need to "concentrate".
– Hot Licks
Dec 23 '18 at 2:02
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Collins Dictionary has the following usage note on concentrate on and be concentrated on:
If you concentrate on something, you give special attention to it, rather than to other things.
Concentrate on your driving.
He believed governments should concentrate more on education.
If someone is concentrating on something, they are spending most of their time or energy on it.
They are concentrating on saving lives.
One area Dr Gupta will be concentrating on is tourism.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'is concentrated on' something.
Be concentrated has the following usage, as suggested by M-W:
to be mainly found (in a place):
The population is concentrated near the coast. Power was concentrated in the hands of a few rich men.
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:30
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Collins Dictionary has the following usage note on concentrate on and be concentrated on:
If you concentrate on something, you give special attention to it, rather than to other things.
Concentrate on your driving.
He believed governments should concentrate more on education.
If someone is concentrating on something, they are spending most of their time or energy on it.
They are concentrating on saving lives.
One area Dr Gupta will be concentrating on is tourism.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'is concentrated on' something.
Be concentrated has the following usage, as suggested by M-W:
to be mainly found (in a place):
The population is concentrated near the coast. Power was concentrated in the hands of a few rich men.
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:30
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Collins Dictionary has the following usage note on concentrate on and be concentrated on:
If you concentrate on something, you give special attention to it, rather than to other things.
Concentrate on your driving.
He believed governments should concentrate more on education.
If someone is concentrating on something, they are spending most of their time or energy on it.
They are concentrating on saving lives.
One area Dr Gupta will be concentrating on is tourism.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'is concentrated on' something.
Be concentrated has the following usage, as suggested by M-W:
to be mainly found (in a place):
The population is concentrated near the coast. Power was concentrated in the hands of a few rich men.
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:30
user240918user240918
26.9k1075160
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Collins Dictionary has the following usage note on concentrate on and be concentrated on:
If you concentrate on something, you give special attention to it, rather than to other things.
Concentrate on your driving.
He believed governments should concentrate more on education.
If someone is concentrating on something, they are spending most of their time or energy on it.
They are concentrating on saving lives.
One area Dr Gupta will be concentrating on is tourism.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'is concentrated on' something.
Be concentrated has the following usage, as suggested by M-W:
to be mainly found (in a place):
The population is concentrated near the coast. Power was concentrated in the hands of a few rich men.
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:30
user240918user240918
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Collins Dictionary has the following usage note on concentrate on and be concentrated on:
If you concentrate on something, you give special attention to it, rather than to other things.
Concentrate on your driving.
He believed governments should concentrate more on education.
If someone is concentrating on something, they are spending most of their time or energy on it.
They are concentrating on saving lives.
One area Dr Gupta will be concentrating on is tourism.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'is concentrated on' something.
Be concentrated has the following usage, as suggested by M-W:
to be mainly found (in a place):
The population is concentrated near the coast. Power was concentrated in the hands of a few rich men.
answered Aug 24 '18 at 21:30
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you should probably include the logic for your reasoning too.
– Vivek Kumar
Aug 24 '18 at 20:07
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I've never heard it used that way, that someone needs to be concentrated on something. What I hear is that someone needs to be concentrating on something. That said, were I to hear someone say, "He needs to be concentrated on something," I would probably construe that it means that somebody needs to make him concentrate, if not himself, someone else. I'm not sure that that's right, but that's what I would gather from someone saying "concentrated" instead of "concentrating."
– Billy
Aug 24 '18 at 21:01
1
@user070221: At the very bottom of your link page, it specifically says, "Be Careful! Don't say that someone 'is concentrated on' something." I think whoever uses that incorrect expression is meaning "focused on s.th."
– Wordster
Aug 24 '18 at 21:04
Effort needs to be "concentrated", people need to "concentrate".
– Hot Licks
Dec 23 '18 at 2:02