Interested

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Please, dear teachers and friends...Could you shed some light on this?The other day I heard someone say "interested about". hmmm... 'about' ???Then I searched both Corpora of English:INthey are interested in social phenomenano one in their immediate family was interested in farmingONI'm not interested on being on the cover for real againAnd I'll be very interested on the Democrat side to see if...FROMHe is interested from the neighborhood sideOthers are very interested from the beginning in the...ABOUTI'm interested about the skip...You're not interested about meTOI was kind of interested to see how far he would take itI'd be interested to coming down to work..OFshe was interested of the idea of Mike...greater interested of the gameATshe doesn't seem interested at 6 or 7 months...we're interested at putting you onWell... what's the difference between them?I'm interested to hear about your familyI'm interested on/in/from/about/(?) hearing about your new job.I'm interested from getting started.Many thanks

Avangi · Accepted Answer

Interesting.

I am interested. This works. "Interested" can be an adjective complement to the being verb, or a passive voice structure: (Someone interested me) I have been interested.

I am interested / would be interested (plus infinitive) to see X. ("To" is not a preposition here.)

I am interested in/about X. (most common)

Some of these prepositions you quote refer back to the verb, and have nothing to do with "what I'm interested in."

I was interested from the very first day. The prepositional phrase is adverbial in this case, answering the question "when?".

I was interested from the woman's point of view. Likewise, answering the question "how?".

We're interested at the other end of the spectrum - Likewise, answering the question "where?".

I'll be very interested on the Democratic side to see - Likewise, answering the question "where?".

I was interested at age seven. - Likewise, answering the question "when."

Some of these are just wrong:

I'm interested from getting started. (in)

we're interested at putting you on (in)

she was interested of the idea of Mike... (in)
greater interested of the game (in)

I'm not interested on being on the cover for real again (in)

I'd be interested to coming down to work. (I'd be interested to come)

Best wishes, - A.

Slacker11 · Answer

AvangiSome of these prepositions you quote refer back to the verb, and have nothing to do with "what I'm interested in."

I was interested from the very first day. The prepositional phrase is adverbial in this case, answering the question "when?".

I was interested from the woman's point of view. Likewise, answering the question "how?".

We're interested at the other end of the spectrum - Likewise, answering the question "where?".

I'll be very interested on the Democratic side to see - Likewise, answering the question "where?".
I was interested at age seven. - Likewise, answering the question "when."

Alright, my query is... if you had to fill in the blanks... would you use the very same prepositions as listed above?

Some of these are just wrong:

I'm interested from getting started. (in)
we're interested at putting you on (in)
she was interested of the idea of Mike... (in)
greater interested of the game (in)
I'm not interested on being on the cover for real again (in)
I'd be interested to coming down to work. (I'd be interested to come)

Well, I'd say it's hard to believe, I took them from both Corpora of contemporary American and British English, they were proofread by editors, however, not impossible.

Avangi · Answer

Slacker11 Alright, my query is... if you had to fill in the blanks... would you use the very same prepositions as listed above?

I'm sorry, Slacker, I don't understand your question. Could you give me one example of exactly what you mean?

Thanks, - A.

Anonymous · Answer

Avangi
Slacker11 Alright, my query is... if you had to fill in the blanks... would you use the very same prepositions as listed above?
I'm sorry, Slacker, I don't understand your question. Could you give me one example of exactly what you mean?

Let's put it this way:

Have you native speakers ever used such constructions? Are they common?

I am interested about/from/of/at/on ....

I've seen 'interested in/to', the other ones, I have to say I am not familiar with.

Thanks

Slacker11 · Answer

Let's put it this way:

Have you native speakers ever used such constructions? Are they common?

I am interested about/from/of/at/on ..

I've seen 'interested in/to', the other ones, I have to say I am not familiar with.

Thanks

Avangi · Answer

Sorry. I've given you legitimate examples in which every one of the prepositions you list is used following the word "interested."

But some of them do not refer to the thing we're interested in. This is also true of your corpus examples.

I am interested in a part-time job.
Can you start tomorrow?
I'd only be interested on a part-time basis. (On does not say what I'm interested in.)

Would you be interested about working full-time next month?

I'd only be interested at the beginning of the year. (At does not sat what I'm interested in.)

You can't take two words out of context and expect them to follow all your rules.

"interested in" is the most common preposiition. "I'm interested in singing with your band."

"interested to" is common, but it's not a preposition. It's the infinitive marker.
"I'd be interested to know If you're planning to hire a new singer."

Slacker11 · Answer

Alright, understood.

Thank you very much.

Avangi · Answer

Thanks for the redemption.  I realize my posts on this subject have been hard to follow.<img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

Slacker11 · Answer

Not that hard.
Well, I have to tell you that I've been looking for help on that for months... I've posted that very same question about 'interested' on other forums and they could not shed any light on it. Well... anyway...
...

But...(there's always a 'but'), the sentences you set as wrong still puzzle me. If they can't be typos, why in the world would native speakers do that?

Thanks

Avangi · Answer

Good question.  Would it be too much of a hastle to double-check a couple of them?  Perhaps if you include a bit more context, the explanation will pop up.

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