AEE 185: Are You Interested or Interesting Find Out the Difference!

<p><strong>Taking IELTS?</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.allearsenglish.com/training">Get our free IELTS video training now</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Are you interested, or interesting?</strong></p> <p><strong>What’s the difference?</strong></p> <p><strong>Today, in #10 of our countdown of the Top 15 Fixes in English series, we’ll be discussing when to use the -ed and -ing endings! </strong></p> <p>To be interested is not the same as being interesting.  The same applies to other English phrases such as bored and boring, or excited and exciting.  Here is a general rule to help you remember the difference:</p> <ul> <li>When talking about yourself or your feelings, use the <strong>–ed</strong> ending.  "I am interested in music."</li> <li>When talking about others or something outside yourself, use the <strong>–ing </strong>ending.  "That music is interesting."</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Here are some more examples:</strong></p> <ul> <li>"She's excited by travel."</li> <li>"Travel is exciting."</li> <li>"They're bored by soccer."</li> <li>"Soccer is boring."</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Other Entries in the 15 Fixes Series:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-165/" target="_blank">Episode 165</a>: Listen or Hear?</strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-169/" target="_blank">Episode 169</a>: Speak, Talk, Tell and Say?</strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-173-wish-vs-hope-english-whats-difference/" target="_blank">Episode 173:</a> Wish vs. Hope</strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-177-talk-age-english/?preview=true&preview_id=2814&preview_nonce=387f90f9c1&post_format=standard" target="_blank">Episode 177</a>: Talking About Age in English</strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/future-tense-in-english/?preview=true&preview_id=2824&preview_nonce=d7c5c9b9b9&post_format=standard" target="_blank">Episode 181</a>: Future Tense in English</strong><