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Gulliano Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Difference between I'm feeling and i feel

i couldn't understand the difference in usage between i feel and i'm feeling,

as in,

i feel good about my chances of getting the job

i am feeling sick today.

On a gut level the sentence

i am feeling good about my chances of getting the job

sounds wrong.Can anyone xplain why?

Thanks a lot in advance. Emotion: smile

PS:While writing this post i had difficulty between choosing 'couldn't understand' and 'can't understand'.I underlined it in the post.Which do you think is more appropriate?
  

Top answer

gulliano I couldn't understand the difference in usage between I feel and I' m feeling, I couldn't understand - in the past I was not able to understand. I can't understand - right now I am not able to understand. I feel - your emotional state at this point in time.

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  • gulliano I couldn't understand the difference in usage between I feel and I' m feeling, I couldn't understand - in the past I was not able to understand.
  • I can't understand - right now I am not able to understand.
  • I feel - your emotional state at this point in time.
  • I'm feeling - your emotional state at this point in time that will likely continue for a whlie.
  • gulliano I am feeling good about my chances of getting the job.
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gullianoI couldn't understand the difference in usage between I feel and I'm feeling,
I couldn't understand - in the past I was not able to understand.

I can't understand - right now I am not able to understand.

I feel - your emotional state at this point in time.

I'm feeling - your emotional stat
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gullianoI can't understand the difference in usage between I feel and I'm feeling
That's not surprising. There is barely any difference.

To my ear, I feel good about it is more solidly positive, and re
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My judgement based off understanding of language, not a checked fact. let's try some real time critical thinking (without editing to see process): feelings are a noun. To feel is a verb. I am feeling. I feel. Both check out. Compare: I am running. I run. I am running well. I run well. 1st is present tense descriptor/adverb - a moment in time. At this moment, I am running well. I run well. within
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AnonymousMy judgement based off understanding of language, not a checked fact. let's try some real time critical thinking (without editing to see process): feelings are a noun. To feel is a verb. I am feeling. I feel. Both check out. Compare: I am running. I run. I am running well. I run well. 1st is present tense descriptor/adverb - a moment in time. At this moment, I am
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That is a good way to put it.
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I couldn't understand means at the time and now you have moved on

I cant understand means you are still dealing with this

Hope that helps

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