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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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I'm good/I'm well.
Hi. When i asked my American friend 'How are you? I hope you are well' She answered: 'I'm good'. Shouldn't it be 'I'm well.' ? Or maybe Americans says 'I'm good'. Is it ok to answer 'I'm good' when someone asks 'how are you?'
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anonymous Or maybe Americans sa y 'I'm good'. ' It's totally fine. 'good' is an adjective in your context functioning as predicative complement.
- anonymous Or maybe Americans sa y 'I'm good'.
- ' It's totally fine.
- 'good' is an adjective in your context functioning as predicative complement.
- " Copulas can always be complemented by adjectives.
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anonymousOr maybe Americans say 'I'm good'. Is it OK to answer 'I'm good' when someone asks 'How are you?'
It's totally fine.
'good' is an adjective in your context functioning as predicative complement. And 'am' is a copula in "I'm good." Copul
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When you think about it, “How are you?” is a rather general question. (How am I what?)
“Fine. How are you?” is a typical response.
“How are things?” is just as general. (What things?)
“How do you do?” (Do what?)
How a person responds is dependent on both his mood and his health, so "I'm well!" or "I'm good!" are equally acceptable.
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