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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Good/well usage
Isn't this incorrect? I feel well. Doesn't that mean you are feeling SOMETHING in a good way...as in touching SOMETHING. As opposed to what, I believe, is correct: I feel good.
Janie
Janie
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Both are correct. The pragmatic meanings are these. I feel well = I do not feel sick = I feel healthy.
- Both are correct.
- The pragmatic meanings are these.
- I feel well = I do not feel sick = I feel healthy.
- I feel good = I am in a good mood = I am in good spirits.
- After an illness, if you feel that you have recovered, you could say, "I feel well today".
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Both are correct. The pragmatic meanings are these.
I feel well = I do not feel sick = I feel healthy.
I feel good = I am in a good mood = I am in good spirits.
After an illness, if you feel that you have recovered, you could say, "I feel well today".
Some people do use "good" for "well", however, so it's not a hard and fast rule.
There is hardly a se
I feel well = I do not feel sick = I feel healthy.
I feel good = I am in a good mood = I am in good spirits.
After an illness, if you feel that you have recovered, you could say, "I feel well today".
Some people do use "good" for "well", however, so it's not a hard and fast rule.
There is hardly a se
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