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Help!!! Spelling prob!
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Isabelucha
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Help!!! Spelling prob!
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How do we spell it: "focussed" or "focused". I think it �s "focussed", but is the second word wrong??
Thanx a lot! |
20 May 2009
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actually , I know that focused is the right one ....
Thanks to you , I have just learnt both are acceptable :)
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/focussed |
20 May 2009
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jocel
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Hello Isabelucha!
The second spelling is right (FOCUSED) I thouht.
But when I looked at longman dictionary, it said that focussed is BRITISH ENGLISH while focused is American English which mean "paying careful attention to what you are doing, in a way that shows you are determined to succeed".
Hope this help... 
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20 May 2009
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gloriawpai
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It doesn�t matter. Both are correct! Checked on www.answers.com
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20 May 2009
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Limor Mor
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HI
I THINK FOCUSED IS THE RIGHT WORD.
IT �S ONE OF THESE VERBS WHICH U SHOULDN �T DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT (LIKE LISTEN, VISIT, HAPPEN, DEVELOP ETC...)
HOPE I WAS USEFUL
LIMOR |
20 May 2009
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Limor Mor
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WOW, I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT BOTH ARE ACCEPTABLE.
THANKS A MILLION
LIMOR |
20 May 2009
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MissMelissa12
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Yeap one is American and the other British ! |
21 May 2009
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