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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Concentrate in and on

I'd like to know the difference between concentrate in and concentrate on.
  

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Generally speaking, you concentrate in an area (whether it is geographical or conceptual), while you concentrate on an object. For example: Crime is concentrated in the inner city . I need to concentrate on my work.

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  • Generally speaking, you concentrate in an area (whether it is geographical or conceptual), while you concentrate on an object.
  • For example: Crime is concentrated in the inner city .
  • I need to concentrate on my work.
  • I am concentrating my studies in environmental engineering on preventing riparian erosion .
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Generally speaking, you concentrate in an area (whether it is geographical or conceptual), while you concentrate on an object.

For example:

Crime is concentrated in the inner city.

I need to concentrate on my work.

I am concentrating my studies in environmental engineering on preventing riparian erosion.
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