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Interested vs. Interesting
Interested
/ˈɪntrəstəd/Examples:
He was not a bit interested.'Indeed!' said Nicholas, not much interested in the intelligence.The governor and his friends are only interested in money.
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Interesting
/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/Examples:
'I have made some interesting notes.It is too interesting a case to be lost sight of."This is all very interesting,' said Dr Gerard to himself.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Interested often pertains to how someone feels, while interesting describes the object or situation causing that feeling.
- Remember interested ends in -ed, which is often used for past participles that convey emotions.
- Interesting ends in -ing, much like amazing and exciting, describing things that evoke those feelings.
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