I'm interested at the movie

hirashin

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Dear native English speakers,
I think (1) would be common, but do you ever use (2)?
(1) I'm interested in that movie.
(2) I'm interested at that movie.

Thanks in advance.
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always "interested in"

 

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hirashin said:

Dear native English speakers,
I think (1) would be common, but do you ever use (2)?
(1) I'm interested in that movie.
(2) I'm interested at that movie.

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No. Never.

 

hirashin

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Thanks.
Someone says Sentence (2) is from an entrance examination of a college. I can't believe it.

 

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Which college?

 

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I don't know. The student who posted the question about "be interested at" on the Yahoo 知恵袋 said so. He said, "去年のとある私立入試問題".
英語でI am interested at that movie.とあったのですがなぜinterested in ... - Yahoo!知恵袋

 

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Looks like whoever wrote up that exam question was indeed worse at English than the students it was supposed to test.

 

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Unfortunately, there are too many low-level colleges here. Our country has no future. A lot of bright students who are motivated to study cannot go to colleges for economical reasons while idiots whose parents have a lot of money can go. (Please correct my sentences if needed)

 

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hirashin said:

(Please correct my sentences if needed)

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Don't worry; that post was flawless, if a bit dark

 

WonkoTheSane

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hirashin said:

Unfortunately, there are too many low-level colleges here. Our country has no future. A lot of bright students who are motivated to study cannot go to colleges for economical reasons while idiots whose parents have a lot of money can go. (Please correct my sentences if needed)

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Looks like I wasn't paying enough attention after all. Thanks for pointing those out.

 

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Thanks for the corrections, WonkoTheSane.