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missdaredevil
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 Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:44 am Post subject: wound up |
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*wound up*=nervously agitated: extremely tense, nervous, and agitated
Is that commonly used?
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:00 am Post subject: Re: wound up |
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| missdaredevil wrote: |
*wound up*=nervously agitated: extremely tense, nervous, and agitated
Is that commonly used? |
Yes. The metaphor, I think, refers to a metal spring used in wind-up toys or clocks. You use a key to wind up the spring tight and store energy that the machine uses slowly. |
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iitimone7
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| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:40 am Post subject: wound/wound |
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the wound that you asked about is correct and pronounced WOW-nd.
there is another word that is spelled exactly the same wound. this word is pronounced WOO-nd and is a sore. I wounded my arm when I fell down the stairs.
tricky, tricky...
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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Heh, yeah, more freaky English.
Conjugate:
Wind ("Y"-nd), wound (Wow-nd), wound
Wound (Woo-nd), wounded (Woon-dead), wounded
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