Complete this whispered gossip between two coworkers at an office party.

"I tried talking to the new manager, but he only talks about his stamp collection. He is such a _____ person! I was so _____ that I had to fake a phone call to escape."

The correct answer is boring / bored.

A common trap is thinking that -ed adjectives are for people and -ing adjectives are for things. This isn't always true!

If a person causes others to feel a certain way, they are described with an -ing adjective. The manager causes the feeling of boredom, so he is a boring person. The speaker is the one experiencing the emotion, so they are bored.