Interesting vs. interested, annoying vs. annoyed, boring vs

[Sveta]

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #17 "My Thoughts", question 1

I have a very interested job because as a journalist I meet many people.

(a) have
(b) interested
(c) many

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #17 "My Thoughts", answer 1

I have a very interesting job because as a journalist I meet many people.

Correct entry: interesting
The error was: (b) interested
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interesting vs. interested, annoying vs. annoyed, boring vs.

Sveta

[Sunflower]

Hi,

"Interesting" means that the following noun is interesting. "Interested" shows that you feel interested in it.

She is very interesting. (She makes me interested in her.)
I am very interested in this book. (I feel an interest in it.)

Or I have a very interesting job. (This means that you feel that your job is interesting.) But you can't say that you have a very interested job. You can be interested in this job, if you want to apply for it.

This is also true for some other words like: boring & bored, annoying & annoyed.

[Pamela]

In addition,"interesting" has an effect of characterization while "interested' implies an action.

[Grasi02]

Interested vs. Interesting

Both are adjectives, so which one would you use?

“Interested” describes the feeling of the person.

It describes the feelings of subjects like He, she, we, I, they, or Mrs. Smith.

Example:

She was interested with the lesson.

I’m interested with reading books.

Interested applicants may submit applications online.

“Interesting” describes how you feel about the person or thing.

Example:

It was an interesting lesson.

This is an interesting book.

She is an interesting person.

The same rule applies with other “adjectives of feelings.”

Example:

Shocking, shocked

Embarrassing, embarrassed

Disappointing, disappointed

Pleasing, pleased

Amazing, amazed

Boring, bored

[Marescanog]

@ Grasi02
I don't think you should use the preposition "with" after "interested" to mean "intellectually curious about".

For example:
People are interested in things. (NOT People are interested with things)

Explanation:
The preposition is set here and people are interested in things, not with them.

"With" means in the company of.

So by comparison,
People are interested with things. = People in the company of things are interested

You can clearly see that the preposition in your sentences is incorrect.

It's nothing to be ashamed of though. Incorrect preposition usage is one of the most common English mistakes that we Filipinos make ;)

[Mister Micawber]

The mnemonic that I teach my students is:

'-Ing' is the thing, and '-ed' is me.

The movie is interesting. The thing is interesting.
I am interested in that movie. 'Interested is me.'
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Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's