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Danyoo Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

On mind vs. In mind

#1 Okay son, what's troubling you? Tell me what's on your mind.
#2 At this point, I don't know what the designers have in mind for the new project.

I think the above usage is correct for 'on mind' vs 'in mind' to mean something that you are thinking inside your brain. But is there any rules as to when you should pick one over the other? Anybody?
  

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Something that is in mind is something you are thinking about. Something that is 'on your mind' is something you are worrying about, not just thinking about.

— Nona the brit

  • Something that is in mind is something you are thinking about.
  • Something that is 'on your mind' is something you are worrying about, not just thinking about.
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Something that is in mind is something you are thinking about. Something that is 'on your mind' is something you are worrying about, not just thinking about.
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Hi nona,

I never thought of it in those terms, but now that I think about it...it make a lot of sense! Thanks.
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on my mind also has the meaning of: focus of thought/attention as in the song " Alway on My Mind " for example.
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Always on my mind by Willie Nelson

Maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I should have
Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I could have
Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
And I guess
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