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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Good or goodness

I don't really see a difference but is it correct to use one more than the other?

Have a positive mind It will make it easy for you to earn good in this life.

Have a positive mind It will make it easy for you to earn goodness in this life.
  

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Both of those sentences are ungrammatical and unnatural. "

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Both of those sentences are ungrammatical and unnatural.
What do you mean by "earn good" or "earn goodness?"
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Both "earn good" and "earn goodness" sound unusual to me, bordering on incorrect. I am trying to think of another way to say it, but I don't think I quite undesrtand what it is supposed to mean.

You are also missing a full stop.

(Cross-posted with teechr.)
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I mean anything that is good e.g. wealth, health, friends, family, peace, car, job etc. Having a positive mind will help attract 'goodness' into your life. Having a negative mind will only bring you unhappiness. I don't want to chnge the sentences but I didn't realise that it sounded so unnatural? If you had to choose, which word is better? Or any suggestions?
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AnonymousI mean anything that is good e.g. wealth, health, friends, family, peace, car, job etc. Having a positive mind will help attract 'goodness' into your life.
I suggest 'blessings'. There are other infelicities in your sentence(s).

Being positive / Having a positive outlook will bring blessings into your life.
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