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which one is correct?? A. I was bored, B. I am boring ..
which one is correct??
A. I was bored,
B. I am boring ..
I ask that because there are people who say I am bored and there is also a saying my boring so I get confused between the two .. (x_x)
Aug 31, 2012 12:12 PM
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Both are correct depending on what you mean,
I am bored- I feel bored, something is boring so it is making me bored.
I am boring-I am uninteresting, I make other people feel bored.
Btw- there is no saying 'my boring' it does not make sense alone like that, you would need to add something like, my boring dog just slept all day even though I wanted to play with him.
Maybe you got it confused with the phrase 'my bad'
August 31, 2012
1
Supplement to my previous answer :
Someone told me, but NOT always true : -ed ending applies to a person, -ing ending applies to something because :
1. He is bored. (He himself feels bored because something/somebody has made him have this feeling.)
2. He is a boring person. (He is dull and makes other people have this feeling.)
September 2, 2012
1
As a learner of English, I will remember this way:
ed ending : I have this feeling myself eg I am excited.
ing ending : Something that makes me/people have this feeling. eg The match is exciting.
Hope it can help you to some extent. Happy learning.
September 2, 2012
thank's for your answers..
:)
September 7, 2012
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Ramaditya Ghozi Tiyasa
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English, Indonesian, Javanese, Russian
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English, Russian
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