I'm not depressed, but sometimes I read a post and want to stick
things in my eye. (Always the left one for some reason)
> Actually I think they are both adjectives--as I said one describes a
> person and the other the effect something has on something else. The
> examples you give to use them as verbs don't really apply here. Lots
> of people are just depressed, not necessarily "by" something. And
> lots of things are depressing, not necessarily right this minute.
> OK, this is blatantly not funny, I guess I was just trying to say
> that just because a comedian is depressed doesn't mean his show is
> depressing, but it is often not funny.
>
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> >
> >
> > Well, in this instance, 'depressed' is a past particple in the
> passive
> > voice, and depressing is an imperfect/present participle in the
> active
> > voice, so no, they wouldn't be the same thing.
> >
> > To elaborate:
> >
> > Richard Lewis - depressed *by* something.
> > ER - depressing *you*.
> >
> > One is being acted upon, the other is performing the action.
> >
> > This little lesson brought to you by eight years of the Winsor
> School for
> > Girls.
> >
> >
> >
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> > >
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