Tuesday, July 14, 2015

attention, a tension

Attention or attention ( one word ) means mental concentration or consideration--
May I have your attention please.
He seems to have a short attention span; we'll have to work on that.

A tension or a tension ( two words, rhymes with attention ) means one ( a ) straining or stretching under force or pressure ( tension ) , physically or psychologically--
The machine just needs a tension adjustment.
This is supposed to be good for a tension headache.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"This cable may snap under a tension that's too much for it, so pay attention."

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