Am I boring you? vs Do I bore you?

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Am I boring you?' is used to ask if the person is currently finding you boring, while 'Do I bore you?' is used to ask if the person generally finds you boring. They are comparable but have different nuances.

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Am I boring you?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to ask if the person is currently finding you boring.

This phrase is used to ask if the person you are talking to is currently finding you boring or uninteresting.

Examples:

Am I boring you with all my talk about politics?
Am I boring you with this story?
Am I boring you with my jokes?

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I'm sorry, Supergirl, am I boring you?
Sorry. Am I boring you? Yes, you are.
What, am I boring you?
Am I boring you?
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Am I boring you?
Shea, am I boring you?
Ray, am I boring you?
Yang, am I boring you?
Am I boring you?
Sorry, am I... am I boring you?
Am I boring you?
Am I boring you?
Am I, Am I boring you?
Am I boring you? No.
Am I boring you?
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Am I boring you?
Am I boring you?

Alternatives:

Are you bored by me?
Do you find me boring?
Do you think I'm boring?

Do I bore you?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to ask if the person generally finds you boring.

This phrase is used to ask if the person you are talking to generally finds you boring or uninteresting.

Examples:

Do I bore you with my stories?
Do I bore you with my conversations?
Do I bore you with my company?

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What? Do I bore you?
Do I bore you?
Do I bore you?
The son I bore you out of our love.
The son I bore you out of our love.
If I bore you here, I'll bore you in the country.
Rosette, if you want, in case I bore you.
When I bore you... you can go out Don't tell me anything...
Did I bore you in there? - What?
What, normally I bore you?
You know, it is just so crazy to think That anyone with eyes could believe that I bore you.
I bore you upon a huge eagle's wings
I bore no grudge against that man.
For our 20th anniversary, after I bore you three children, you gave me the same box of caramels you've always given me.
For this I bore you, pampered you, fed you, brought you up, and loved you absurdly much.
You are here, because I bore you
4 'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to myself.
Do I bore people with my kids?
I bore the damages, as you know.
With this prayer, I bore Kikuchiyo a year later.

Alternatives:

Do you find me boring?
Do you think I'm boring?
Am I boring to you?

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