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For me, “attention on” implies involvement, importance or concern; in a sense one is “right there with it”, exclusively. “Attention to” implies more of a distant or perhaps partial viewing. Examples: My attention was on my work. I paid attention to my work. The first statement here is bolder, and implies complete fixity of focus.
When you mark a letter "For the attention of Mr Jones", you are in effect saying: This letter is for the attention of Mr Jones. So, the verb is "is" (the present tense third-person singular of "to be"). But you don't need to write it. English grammar rules are not always observed in instructions, or commands. You can shout the verb "STOP!"
Learn how to use different abbreviations for 'attention' in business letters and emails, such as Attn., Att., FAO, and FTAO. See examples, explanations, and tips from WordReference forum users.
Hi, Consider this sentence: These methods have not yet gained sufficient attention of/from/by researchers. Which preposition will work here? Ngrams suggest all are OK, with the order I put them in the sentence proportional to their frequency in Ngrams. Are all correct? Or, perhaps, do they...
The established term is attention whore. There is certainly nothing to prevent you from employing the term attention hooker; but it has a different rhythm, it will not be familiar to your hearers, and it risks confusion with The Hook, which is common in the CW † trade I follow for any attention-grabbing device at the opening of a text or video.
For Your Kind Attention, Dr. Maulik: Kind Attention, Dr. Maulik: And in other emails/letters I don't find it. To be frank, though as it includes the word kind, it looks like a bit of oxymoronic usage with the word attention. In other words, a bit impolite! It seems you are ordering someone though politely. In what circumstances do we use this ...
A discussion thread about the correct usage of the phrase "at or for your attention" in English. See different opinions, examples and alternatives from native speakers and learners.
Put someone's attention on a letter" or "Whose attention should be put/mentioned on a John: Carter, you need to send our company a letter regarding the information you want from us. Carter: Okay, I am sending a letter. Whose attention should I put on it? John: Mine or Jacob's. Can we say "Put...
"In particular attention is drawn to the way in which activity in one part or subsystem of the brain can lead quite naturally, but usually in a little time, to activity in another part." Your uncertainty about the use of the word "drawn" may be due to the passive construction of the the sentence, which needlessly obscures who or what is drawing ...
The image is that you are carrying something which needs attention and putting it in front of the listener. So you bring the thing to the listener - or to the listener's attention. In this image, you don't bring the attention to the thing.