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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Put/set your mind to (something)

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put/set your mind to (something)
: to give your attention to (something) and try very hard to do it
- You'd be surprised at what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it.
- We can solve this problem if we put our minds to it.

Would it be possible to say "apply your mind to (something)" instead of put/set your mind to (something)?
  

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No. Apply to has othr uses: This rule doesn't apply to me. " I used to wonder why the stuff had to be applied to one's fingertips and not to one's nails.

— Cool Breeze

  • No.
  • Apply to has othr uses: This rule doesn't apply to me.
  • " I used to wonder why the stuff had to be applied to one's fingertips and not to one's nails.
  • I also wondered how many weeks would elapse before it gave the user diamond-hard nails immediately .
  • Another problem: you're in for a lot of trouble if you have diamond -hard nails.
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No. Apply to has othr uses:

This rule doesn't apply to me.

I remember another example from a sixties commercial: "Just apply Mavala to your fingertips once a week and it will give you diamond-hard nails immediately."

I used to wonder why the stuff had to be applied to one's fingertips and not to one's nails. I also wondered how many weeks woul
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I asked:
Would it be possible to say "apply your mind to (something)" instead of put/set your mind to (something)?

I don't think that "apply to your mind to (something)" is correct.
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HUBLOTI asked:Would it be possible to say "apply your mind to (something)" instead of put/set your mind to (something)?
And I answered 'No'.

CB
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I'm wondering what "to" in "Apply to has othr uses:" is.
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Apply to means to be suitable or relevant to. Consider the sentences "The theory only applies to finite numbers. The other theory doesn't apply." In this case it means you can't use it, it's not relevant to that. Apply with an object "apply your mind" means "make use of." Apply to without an object, means to be suitable or relevant.
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