draw / pay / call attention to

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Is there any difference between them?
Can I say: people always draw their attention to appearance? I know it is right to use "pay attention to"here.
Or it should be: Appearance always draw people’s attention to?

Is “call attention to” used the same way like “draw attention to”?

Thank you very much for your help!

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I’m not sure but they maybe have different meanings. You should look them up in the dictionary or by google.

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Millie,

“Women sometimes draw attention to their appearance by wearing short skirts.”

“Outward appearance, when taken to extremes, will always attract/draw people’s attention.”

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Thank you, Kitosdad!

Pls. help me confirm again:
Appearance always draws people’s attention to.
The preposition “to” here must be taken off.

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Hi…Millie…

When you have the sentence from Kitosdad in front of you…I think no need to ask for a confirmation. Masters like Kitosdad will only inscribe their sentences after they confirm themselves…Hope you understand…!

Thanks for allowing me to note it…

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Hi Sahid59

Thank you for reminding me!

My English teachers once emphasized the omission of the preposition “to” which usually shows up at the end of sentences (just like in my example sentence), and they pointed out this mistake as a typical one made by Chinese students. That is why I want to make it sure. One more thing, in fact, I would expect some explanation by the way from Kitosdad too about why this “to” becomes unnecessary if Kitosdad would not mind taking more trouble than simply typing “Yes”. And it would be fine if there is no reply at all. I can understand it!

Thank you for reading!

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draw / pay / call attention to
you pay attention to somthing.
somthing draw your attention.
and I’m not sure about call attention to