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Is 'from' correct in these sentences?I am bored from watching televesion all dayI am exhausted from doing too much work/exercising too much.I am sick from eating too much.Thanks.

Wilpeter · Accepted Answer

In sentence one, “I am bored with …”
The others are fine.
Note, “I am sick of …” would be the normal usage, but in sentence three, the sickness is from a given cause.

GPY · Answer

They are all OK. However, in the first example, consider whether you mean:

I am bored from watching television all day. -- You have been watching TV all day, and you are bored as a result.
I am bored with watching television all day. -- Watching TV all day is an activity that you no longer find enjoyable or stimulating.

Perfect Stranger · Answer

Wow, I had no idea that from could be used with bored.

Thanks

Anonymous · Answer

GPYThey are all OK. However, in the first example, consider whether you mean:

Thanks a lot for your help!

GPYI am bored from watching television all day. -- You have been watching TV all day, and you are bored as a result.I am bored with watching television all day. -- Watching TV all day is an activity that you no longer find enjoyable or stimulating.

Got it. Thanks for your explanation. It would be wrong to use “of” instead of “from” with exhausted in the example above, right?

Also, Is it true that the correct collocation for ‘exhausted’ is “exhausted from”, and for ‘tired’ is "tired of”?

GPY · Answer

Perfect StrangerWow, I had no idea that from could be used with bored.

Usually you can't. For example, you can't be bored from a book, or a TV programme, or a lesson. However, it is possible to be bored from (= as a result of) doing something, just as it is possible to be, say, exhausted from (= as a result of) doing something.

Anonymous · Answer

GPYUsually you can't. For example, you can't be bored from a book, or a TV programme, or a lesson.

Would it be "bored by" or "bored of" a TV programme, or a lesson?

GPY · Answer

AnonymousIt would be wrong to use “of” instead of “from” with exhausted in the example above, right?

Right.

AnonymousAlso, Is it true that the correct collocation for ‘exhausted’ is “exhausted from”, and for ‘tired’ is "tired of”?

"exhausted from" = exhausted as a result of
"tired from" = tired as a result of
E.g. "I am tired/exhausted from working long hours without sleep".

"tired of" has a different meaning. It means that you find something tiresome or boring, and you don't want to do it or suffer it any longer. E.g. "I am tired of working on this useless project", "I am tired of all your complaining".

GPY · Answer

AnonymousWould it be "bored by" or "bored of" a TV programme, or a lesson?

"bored by" (or "bored with", of course, with slightly different nuance). To me, "bored of" sounds like bad English. However, some people do use it.

Anonymous · Answer

GPY AnonymousWould it be "bored by" or "bored of" a TV programme, or a lesson?"bored by". To me, "bored of" sounds like bad English. However, some people do use it.

Got it. Thank you very much for your valuable help!

Perfect Stranger · Answer

Thanks GPY.

Hmm... What I don't understand is how come I can't say get bored from a book, or a TV programme? Can't we get bored from reading this or that book? Is it all about the usage of a verb?

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