Bored? Boring? Fun? Funny? Everything is answered here. Read on....

Many of my friends use these four words incorrectly sometimes. Here's how to remember which is which. 

1. Bored is what you are if you have nothing to do. 

2. Boring is what you are if you make other people bored. 

3. Fun is what you have when you do something that you enjoy. You can also be fun if you are nice, happy and easy to get along with. "I really like Tom because he is fun to be with." Fun is something you can have. "We had fun at the Expo in Shangahi."

4. Funny is anything that makes you laugh. Clowns sometimes are funny. TV shows are often funny. Jokes are funny. Sometimes, people are funny. Funny is hahaha, laughter, jokes and smiles. 
However, funny can also mean weird. "I have a funny feeling about tonight. I think something bad is going to happen." "Isn't it kind of funny that you thought of that at the same time that I did?" (From a song) Isn't it funny how time slips away...

When we say something is funny, we often have to explain which one we mean. If I say something is funny, someone else will say, "Funny haha or funny weird?" Seriously, we say that more often than you think.

You can be any of these four words. You can be bored, boring, fun or funny. You don't want to be boring. You don't want to be bored. But you do want to be fun and/or funny.

A test. Fill in the blanks:

I'm _______________. There is no one online to chat with.

God, this class is so _____________! The teacher makes me so _________.

We had ______ with our friends at the KTV. Si Hui sang but she had a cold and sounded ____________.

You know, it's _________ that called just as I was about to call you.

I tell you, that last Cheng Long movie was a lot of _________ to watch. Him and Chris Tucker are pretty ___________ together. I wasn't _________ at all during the film even though I expected it to be ______________.

Two people told me today that they hate English. I think one actually hates me too but the other person was very nice and agreed with me that English is a ticket to the rest of the world. I hope I can help you learn a bit, here and there.

Thanks for reading.