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Discover LudwigThe phrase "I am distracted" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to express that your attention is not focused on the task at hand or that you are unable to concentrate.
Example: "During the meeting, I realized I am distracted by my phone notifications."
Alternatives: "I am unfocused" or "I am preoccupied."
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I want to laugh, too, but I am distracted by...the other fists at the end of the house where our earthquake is, where Daddy is.
Going to a movie has become unenjoyable — I am distracted everywhere by those little rectangular fireflies.
But I am distracted in eighteen kinds of ways, the way one is".
All the while I am distracted by R: I mime along to the words of all sorts of conversation perfectly.
Come twilight I sip cold water,Stretch out on a chaise longue, I am distracted by monkeysClawing stone pineapples on Lady Dufferin's terrace.
But then the professor mentions that he has successfully negotiated the broccoli problem with his own young son, and I am distracted by the details.
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But I was distracted.
"He was distracted; I was distracted.
"I was distracted".
"I was distracted by the club thing.
My wife noticed I was distracted.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com