TESOL/Perceiver and perceived

In English, a word may describe how the speaker is perceived by others, or the impression that others have of the speaker, but not both.

Endings
In English, words that describe our impression of something outside of us often end in -ed, and words that describe the impression we make on other people often end in -ing.

Other examples
Other words follow no particular pattern in their spelling.


 * That test is hard. I am hard.
 * My job is stressful. I am stressful.

Quiz
{That is a - explanation. + confusing - confused
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{When I go to a concert I am -. - exciting + excited
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{Yesterday I was very - when I saw the news. + interested - interesting
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