· Hi everyone, This question came to my mind when I texted my friend "I got distracted by eating" and I felt there was something not quite right about the sentence. I did a quick search but only … · Inattentive seems fine. Distracted works if there was something to distract them from listening to you—major thunder and lightning outside, for example, or some clown doing cartwheels … · Hi all, I am trying to say "I got distracted" in the following context - "I'm sorry I didn't speak to you earlier, I got distracted". How would you say it? Thank you in advance :) · A "distracted" person may be temporarily distracted by something in his environment or some private concern. It doesn't convey the meaning that the distraction is a chronic state of mind. · I keep getting distracted sounds less suited to the situation you described unless there are multiple sources of distraction. If one is talking to the distractor, using 'you' would seem appropriate. · Hello, I've just had to write some comments for my students of English and wrote, for some of them, "you get distracted easily". The expression was corrected by the headmistress by the one … · Hello everyone. I would like to know what "had been distracted from his attentions" means in the following sentences: Impertinent, I thought to myself, even rude. I imagined the scene if my … · Hello everyone! Please, could you tell me what "distracted regime" mean ? The phrase is from out the animated movie "The Lion King" Mufasa's far too powerful to challenge. Mufasa is … · I think "distracted driving" is standard terminology in car crashes analysis and report. Yes, although I've always thought that it seems to take away the blame from the driver, as if some other …
