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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

proper word usage

0Would you say, "I feel bad or I feel badly."?02br
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00My contention is that you wouldn't say, "I feel goodly".0-
  

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0You should not contend by analogy; unfortunately, English frequently fails to work by that process. We would indeed not use 'goodly' here, but:02br 02br 00"After the copulative verb 01i 00feel,02i 00 the adjective01i 00 00badly02i 00 in reference to physical or emotional states is also used and is standard, although 01i 00bad02i 00 is more common in formal writing: '00I feel bad from overeating'. ' " (Random House)02br 02br 00 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0You should not contend by analogy; unfortunately, English frequently fails to work by that process.
  • We would indeed not use 'goodly' here, but:02br 02br 00"After the copulative verb 01i 00feel,02i 00 the adjective01i 00 00badly02i 00 in reference to physical or emotional states is also used and is standard, although 01i 00bad02i 00 is more common in formal writing: '00I feel bad from overeating'.
  • ' " (Random House)02br 02br 00 0-
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0You should not contend by analogy; unfortunately, English frequently fails to work by that process. We would indeed not use 'goodly' here, but:02br
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what sentence who you use to say you and your boss had a disagreement?
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Hi,
Well, you could simply say 'I and my boss had a disagreement'.

Clive
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