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Yes, fighting on Christmas day does do for some good entertainment. It was worrying, but amusing all the same.do - Am I using this word correctly?worrying - worrying or worrisome?Thanks!

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

No.

Search at Google

for:

"does do for good entertainment"
"does make for good entertainment"
(quotation marks are important to group up terms)

and you'll find:

0 hits for "does do for good entertainment"
689 for "does make for good entertainment"

Ivthehippogriff · Answer

And you even checked it with Google.

Thank you.

How about the worrying part? Is it okay to use 'worrying' as an adjective?

CalifJim · Answer

It's OK to use worrying as an adjective, but (at least in American English) it's not used a lot.

CJ

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Yes, fighting on Christmas day does do for some good entertainment. It was worrying, but amusing all the same.

do - Am I using this word correctly?

Yes, you can use 'do' in the sense of 'be acceptable'.

Consider this simpler example.

A: I need some entertainment.

B: We could watch TV? Will that do?

Best wishes, Clive

Yankee · Answer

IvthehippogriffAnd you even checked it with Google. Thank you.

How about the worrying part? Is it okay to use 'worrying' as an adjective?

It seems to me that worrisome would be used in a more formal context and might even sound old-fashioned, while worrying would be more standard or informal. I also think that when worrying is used as an adjective, it usually precedes the noun:

- a worrying turn of events
- a worrying development
- a worrying trend
- a worrying decline

Marius Hancu · Answer

CalifJimIt's OK to use worrying as an adjective, but (at least in American English) it's not used a lot.

That's my take too.

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