David Barnhart writes: I believe we talked at one point about "bored of" as opposed to "bored with." ~~~~~~~~~~ "Bored of" does seem to me to be a syntactic blend of "bored by (or with)" and "tired of." I think I only hear this from young children, but perhaps there are regional differences in this. A. Murie A&M Murie N. Bangor NY sagehen at westelcom.com