not pay attention vs not pay any attention

Both "not pay attention" and "not pay any attention" are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "Not pay attention" is more general and can be used when someone is not focusing on something, while "not pay any attention" emphasizes the complete lack of attention. The choice between the two depends on the level of emphasis you want to convey.

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not pay attention

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone is not focusing on something or is ignoring it.

Examples:

He did not pay attention during the meeting.
She never pays attention to what I say.
You should pay attention to the road while driving.
It's important to pay attention in class.
I can't pay attention when there's so much noise.

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But they could not pay attention to this my occupation.
The rich man was condemned because he did not pay attention to the other man.
All caught up in the task not pay attention where they place attempt designated.
I just do not pay attention.
If we do not pay attention to these challenges it will cost jobs in Europe.
Do not pay attention to them, that it's my students.
For external beauty, women forgive much, a blind eye to its shortcomings, do not pay attention to the flaws.
First of all, he does not pay attention to his own mood; yet the condition of the nerve centers will be decisive for many experiments.
He was unable to control the course of his thinking, and so he often did not pay attention to whom was talking him.
I do not pay attention to oes and the rest of the route - just to reach.
They do not pay attention to the many details of actual living because a well-established system takes care of them.
This may seem obvious but when you're on holiday it's easy to "switch off" and not pay attention to where your belongings are.
Until a certain well-wisher did not pay attention of the first post-war manager Brest oblono Ivanova that at general indifference the historical monument disappears.
In fact, such reactions will be diverse. But people do not pay attention to their mood at a given time.
Chuck, do not pay attention to Portia's emails.
The 2008 Eurobarometer study shows that a large percentage of parents do not pay attention to what their children are doing on the Internet.
Animals do not pay attention to the cars of tourists and treat them as a living object.
They have not looked critically at what technical progress could bring if we do not pay attention.
Did you not pay attention on the island?
If somebody else is tweeting for me, then I won't not pay attention to all the stuff that's not important.

Alternatives:

ignore
neglect
disregard
be inattentive
be distracted

not pay any attention

This phrase is correct and emphasizes a complete lack of attention.

This phrase is used to emphasize that someone is not giving any attention at all to something.

Examples:

He did not pay any attention to the warning signs.
She does not pay any attention to details.
You can't expect him to pay any attention to your advice.
I didn't pay any attention to the instructions, and now I'm lost.
The students didn't pay any attention to the teacher's explanation.

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Teacher: Do not pay any attention to what anybody else is doing.
They would not pay any attention to him.
No, he did not pay any attention.
However, it is striking that the Commission does not pay any attention to the imperfections and the dark side of market forces.
The Lord speaks, but man does not pay any attention.
They were just nonsense, Mark, you do not pay any attention to us.
Science does not pay any attention to the poor areas because they do not have any money to pay for it.
If some officials do not understand that, it is only a sign of their bad judgment and Mr Wynn should not pay any attention to that.
Whether you have landed on by accident or when researching applications to help you disable the reappearing advertisements on YouTube, you should not pay any attention to the presented information.
To debate and decide, by voting, on human rights in a world with countries that do not pay any attention to them can be expected to have a bizarre result.
It is true that this sickly priest did not pay any attention to conversations on worldly matters, seeming not to understand them. Yet, soon after his death, prayers went up to Alfred Pampalon.
And then, in 1999, we held a consulta throughout the country, and there it was seen that the majority were indeed in agreement with the demands of the Indian peoples, but again the bad governments did not pay any attention.
And then, first in 1997, we held a march to Mexico City which was called "of the 1,111" because a compañero or compañera was going to go from each zapatista town, but the bad government did not pay any attention.
I told you not to pay any attention to me.
Unfortunately, the countries holding the presidency - Finland, Portugal and France - chose not to pay any attention to the European Parliament's unanimous recommendation.
You ought to know Selma well enough not to pay any attention to that.
Just try not to pay any attention to that, okay?
Some people draw the conclusion that it may be better not to pay any attention to the 2008 deadline at all. Ignoring it would be more healthy than making useless efforts to influence the process.
and that we do not have to pay any attention
The nuns at the boarding school, which they attended, forbade them to talk about the apparitions and were not prepared to pay any attention to what the children told them.

Alternatives:

completely ignore
totally neglect
utterly disregard
not give any heed to
pay no mind to

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