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Hello,

Is there a list of expressions or idioms in which 'well' and 'good' are used interchangeably like this one? Or an explanation as to which should be used and when?
I did well/good,
I feel well/good,
I am doing well/good,
I will be good/well,
I feel good/well about you,
I think good/well of you
I do well/ good
I know that generally 'well' is used to describe a verb and 'good' is used to describe a noun
Can I use 'bad' in all these examples?
Thanks

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

The following are correct:

I did well. (For example, on a test - good in this context is considered non-standard, although people use it like this in casual speech.)

I feel good. (This is used when talking about your mood.) I feel well. (This is used when talking about your health.)

I'm doing well. (This is used when talking about school, work, etc. - good in this context is considered non-standard, although people use it like this in casual speech.)

I'll be good. (This is used when talking about behavior. You can't use well in this sentence pattern.)

I feel good about you. (You can't use well here.)

I think well of you. (You can't use good here.)

I do well. (For example, in school or in your business. Good in this context is considered non-standard, although people use it like this in casual speech.)

Anonymous · Answer

The following are correct:

I did badly. (For example, on a test - bad in this context is non-standard, although people use it like this in casual speech.)

I feel bad. (For example, about something you did to someone. Badly is not used in this sentence pattern.)

I'm doing badly. (For example, in school or in business - bad in this context is non-standard, although people use it like this in casual speech.)

I'll be bad. (This means you're going to misbehave.)

I feel bad about you. (Badly is more correct grammatically, but sounds stuffy and overly formal; bad is used today.)

I think ____ of you. (Bad or badly is not used in this sentence pattern.)

I do badly. (For example, in school or in business. Bad here is ungrammatical.)

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