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  1. single word requests - Draw, drawed, and drewn - English Language ...

    Aug 31, 2019 · Directly addressing the question: "Drawed" is a moderately common, though erroneous (per most authorities) past tense of "draw". ("Drew" is the correct past tense, and "drawn" is the past …

  2. etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 13, 2022 · A draw is a match/game/contest that ends with no outright winner, or both teams or players having the same score. The more usual term in North America is a tie, whereas a draw is …

  3. Being drawn to something? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 7, 2021 · I know that I can say "I was drawn to someone," but can I also say "I was drawn to something by X"? I want to imply how I came across a topic that later became a …

  4. writing style - Which idiom is correct "draw on" or "draw from ...

    Mar 14, 2017 · Both the Idioms draw on & draw from are correct and almost same meaning but are used in different contexts . draw on :- to get any ideas or obtain any advice from someone . e.g. I may …

  5. draw my attention/ catches my eye/ attracts my attention

    Oct 23, 2015 · Can I use the three phrases in the title interchangeably? For example: The woman in the tight black dress definitely draws my attention/ catches my eye/ attracts my attention.

  6. Draw my attention (from something) to something

    Dec 19, 2018 · But can I say, e.g., "my research in social psychology has drawn my attention to the relevance of theoretical physics for behavioral sciences"? Yes, you can. To draw [something to …

  7. What does "drawn" mean in "Hung, drawn and quartered"?

    I've always assumed the "drawn" in "Hung, drawn and quartered" meant eviscerated (remove the entrails of; disembowel). A friend insists it refers to being drawn/dragged to the gallows, which doesn't

  8. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 28, 2017 · By lot. Someone chosen by lot was chosen in a draw. A draw is the event of choosing something by that method, but you can't use it as an adjective like you can with "by lot". Also, as an …