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The construction is clumsy: 'Quite wired' is not a correct joining of these words #1 (permalink) Tue Mar 10, 2009 14:05 pm   The construction is clumsy: 'Quite wired' is not a correct joining of these words
 

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ESL/EFL Test #582 "Real Life: Coffee Shops (2)", question 9

Almost immediately after I drink a double-shot of espresso, I usually feel quite .......... This means that I'm really alert and I have a lot of energy for a period of time afterwards because of the caffeine.

(a) tired
(b) nauseous
(c) wired

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ESL/EFL Test #582 "Real Life: Coffee Shops (2)", answer 9

Almost immediately after I drink a double-shot of espresso, I usually feel quite wired. This means that I'm really alert and I have a lot of energy for a period of time afterwards because of the caffeine.

Correct answer: (c) wired

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The construction of this passage is clumsy. "Quite wired" is not a correct joining of these words. It should be just "wired". Why test English learners with sentences and paragraphs that are not, themselves, formulated either correctly or colloquially?

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The construction is clumsy: 'Quite wired' is not a correct joining of these words #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 16:51 pm   The construction is clumsy: 'Quite wired' is not a correct joining of these words
 

Why shouldn't we use the intensifier 'quite' here? And in that case how to express that I feel not just wired but wired to the greatest extent?
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