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Ann225 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Wired

Hi,

Let’s say that I just came back from an evening run and I’m full of energy. If I had problems to fall asleep because of that, could I say that I’m too ‘wired’ to sleep?

Is ‘wired’ the appropriate word and if so, is it also used in British English?

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Ann225 too ‘wired’ to sleep Fine in both AmE and BrE. CJ

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  • Ann225 too ‘wired’ to sleep Fine in both AmE and BrE.
  • CJ
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Ann225too ‘wired’ to sleep

Fine in both AmE and BrE.

CJ

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I'm a native English speaker in the US, and I've never heard "wired" used like this, or if I did, it was years ago and the expression was used for a very brief period and has gone out of use. Note that the expression "I'm wired." means you're wearing a hidden microphone to record conversations for police use.

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