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Hi!
today I was scolded in school (I am a teacher) for using the phrase "I feel well" since it is forbidden to use an adverb after a sensory verb, like feel.
However I still have the feeling that it is perfectly legitimate to say "I feel well" meaning "I feel like I am in a good state of health."
Native speakers opinion?
niox
today I was scolded in school (I am a teacher) for using the phrase "I feel well" since it is forbidden to use an adverb after a sensory verb, like feel.
However I still have the feeling that it is perfectly legitimate to say "I feel well" meaning "I feel like I am in a good state of health."
Native speakers opinion?
niox
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[nq:1]Hi! today I was scolded in school (I am a teacher) for using the phrase "I feel well" since it ... [/nq] "Well" is also an adjective, usually used only predicatively - as an adjective it means "in good health".
- [nq:1]Hi!
- today I was scolded in school (I am a teacher) for using the phrase "I feel well" since it ...
- [/nq] "Well" is also an adjective, usually used only predicatively - as an adjective it means "in good health".
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[nq:1]Hi! today I was scolded in school (I am a teacher) for using the phrase "I feel well" since it ... to say "I feel well" meaning "I feel like I am in a good state of health." Native speakers opinion?[/nq]
"Well" is also an adjective, usually used only predicatively - as an adjective it means "in good health".
It's use is very common, e.g. as a response to the greeting "How are you?" -
"Well" is also an adjective, usually used only predicatively - as an adjective it means "in good health".
It's use is very common, e.g. as a response to the greeting "How are you?" -
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[nq:1]Hi! today I was scolded in school (I am a teacher) for using the phrase "I feel well" since it ... say "I feel well" meaning "I feel like I am in a good state of health." Native speakers opinion? niox[/nq]
Yup, 'I feel well' is fine.
[nq:1]since it is forbidden to use an adverb after a sensory verb, like feel.[/nq]
is it? Well, I can think of other examples like "I feel poorly"..
Yup, 'I feel well' is fine.
[nq:1]since it is forbidden to use an adverb after a sensory verb, like feel.[/nq]
is it? Well, I can think of other examples like "I feel poorly"..
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"Poorly" is an adjective like "well", but in "I felt carefully under the chair" "carefully" is an adverb describing the manner in which "I felt under the chair", just as "I listened carefully" describes the manner in which "I listened".
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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Nox Qs > misc.education.language.english
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[nq:1]Hi! today I was scolded in school (I am a teacher) for using the phrase "I feel well" since it is forbidden[/nq]
"Forbidden". Funny expression to use for language
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[nq:1]Hi! today I was scolded in school (I am a teacher) for using the phrase "I feel well" since it is forbidden[/nq]
"Forbidden". Funny expression to use for language
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[nq:1]Nox Qs > misc.education.language.english in[/nq]
This "well" is an adverb. But native speakers would probably use "very much" in this context.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
This "well" is an adverb. But native speakers would probably use "very much" in this context.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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[nq:2]Hi! today I was scolded in school (I am a ... am in a good state of health." Native speakers opinion?[/nq]
[nq:1]"Well" is also an adjective, usually used only predicatively - as an adjective it means "in good health". It's use ... your pupils or other teachers? In either case they are talking rubbish. Regards, Einde O'Callaghan (English teacher and native speaker)[/nq]
Thank you,
[nq:1]"Well" is also an adjective, usually used only predicatively - as an adjective it means "in good health". It's use ... your pupils or other teachers? In either case they are talking rubbish. Regards, Einde O'Callaghan (English teacher and native speaker)[/nq]
Thank you,
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Just a couple of examples to clarify what I meant. There are a couple of sensory verbs: seem, feel, sound, taste, smell, after which one is not supposed to use an adverb, but rather an adjective as in the following examples:
Your horse looks good.
That sounds great.
The soup tasted wonderful.
I feel well. :-) (where well is the adjective meaning in good health)
Niox
Your horse looks good.
That sounds great.
The soup tasted wonderful.
I feel well. :-) (where well is the adjective meaning in good health)
Niox
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[nq:2]Yup, 'I feel well' is fine. is it? Well, I ... seen to be wrong. What do you think Einde? Django[/nq]
[nq:1]Just a couple of examples to clarify what I meant. There are a couple of sensory verbs: seem, feel, sound, ... That sounds great. The soup tasted wonderful. I feel well. :-) (where well is the adjective meaning in good health)[/nq]
However most of these verbs can also be used t
[nq:1]Just a couple of examples to clarify what I meant. There are a couple of sensory verbs: seem, feel, sound, ... That sounds great. The soup tasted wonderful. I feel well. :-) (where well is the adjective meaning in good health)[/nq]
However most of these verbs can also be used t
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