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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
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Are the underlined words using 'focus' correctly used?

Are the underlined words using 'focus' correctly used?

1. Many questions were entertained at the open forum, with focus on the advantages of certain careers or professions over others.

2. An open forum was held in school, with most of the students’ questions focusing on the difficulties in making career choices.

  

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Rommel 1. Many questions were entertained at the open forum, with focus on the advantages of certain careers or professions over others. The construction is ambiguous.

— Vsuresh

  • Rommel 1.
  • Many questions were entertained at the open forum, with focus on the advantages of certain careers or professions over others.
  • The construction is ambiguous.
  • And, ' focus' seems redundant here.
  • I would say this: Many questions on the advantages of careers over others were entertained at the open forum.
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Rommel1. Many questions were entertained at the open forum, with focus on the advantages of certain careers or professions over others.

The construction is ambiguous. And, 'focus' seems redundant here.

I would say this:

Many questions on the advantages of careers over others were entertained at the o

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