I accept that "focused" is preferred in the US, but is there a preferred spelling in the UK? Please support your answer with authority (online preferred).
2007-01-16 06:52:13 · 9 answers · asked by Scott S 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
You can use either. The Concise Oxford Dictionary gives both versions. I am a South African and because we had been steeped in British English as a result of our country having been a colony of Britain at some stage, we commonly use the one with double "s". However your question prompted me to check my hard copy and I found that either of the two can be used. I tried to find on-line dictionary to support this to no avail.
How about you typing either version on word and change your language preference to English (UK) and then spell check!
2007-01-16 07:21:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Focused Or Focussed
2016-09-29 06:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This Site Might Help You.
RE:
Which is the preferred British spelling: focused or focussed?
I accept that "focused" is preferred in the US, but is there a preferred spelling in the UK? Please support your answer with authority (online preferred).
2015-08-09 03:13:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It s always been focused as far as I am concerned. I think the American version would probably be focussed.
2016-02-07 09:35:50 · answer #4 · answered by joan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In America, our proper spelling is "focused." In Britain they frequently spell it "focussed." Both are correct and in the dictionary.
2016-03-13 05:29:19 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct spelling is FOCUSED. Source :The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Check www.oed.com/search
2007-01-16 07:12:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Focused is used in both American and british english.
2007-01-16 07:14:37 · answer #7 · answered by do you smell..... what's coo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm British and I've always been taught to spell it focused.
2015-11-02 00:35:19 · answer #8 · answered by Ian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems that focussed is prefered in the UK:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Focused
2007-01-16 07:05:20 · answer #9 · answered by Reindeer Herder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lived in England for a few years and I tried to get those bloody Brits to see reason. Focused makes more sense, but they insist on being difficult and continue to favor focussed.
2015-01-10 22:22:26 · answer #10 · answered by Jackie 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋