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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

boring vs. bored

I came across a sentence that I couldn't understand. Here it is:

"People who are chronically bored are no better than people who are chronically boring"

What is the difference between chronically bored and chronically boring??

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Hi, I came across a sentence that I couldn't understand. Here it is: "People who are chronically bored are no better than people who are chronically boring " What is the difference between chronically bored and chronically boring?? bored If you are bored , you go to sleep while I am talking.

— Clive

  • Hi, I came across a sentence that I couldn't understand.
  • Here it is: "People who are chronically bored are no better than people who are chronically boring " What is the difference between chronically bored and chronically boring??
  • bored If you are bored , you go to sleep while I am talking.
  • boring If you are boring , I go to sleep while you are talking.
  • Breifly, the idea in your sentence is that people who are often bored do not have lively minds, are unable to find the interesting part of a subject.
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Hi,

I came across a sentence that I couldn't understand. Here it is:

"People who are chronically bored are no better than people who are chronically boring"

What is the difference between chronically bored and chronically boring??

bored If you are bored, you go to sleep while I
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Now I got it... thanks!
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CliveBreifly, the idea in your sentence is that people who are often bored do not have lively minds, are unable to find the interesting part of a subject.

Best wishes, Clive
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Amen.

I get annoyed in the chat room when people just whine about being booorrrreed without trying to actually stimulate some dialogue themselves.
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