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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

There is no feeling in the world that can compare to how badly I felt that day.

Hi

Is this sentence natural?

There is no feeling in the world that can compare to how badly I felt that day.

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

No, it does not work (at least the way I think you want it to work). Badly is an adverb. Adverbs modify verbs.

  • No, it does not work (at least the way I think you want it to work).
  • Badly is an adverb.
  • Adverbs modify verbs.
  • Bad is an adjective.
  • Adjectives modify nouns.
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No, it does not work (at least the way I think you want it to work).
Badly is an adverb. Adverbs modify verbs.
Bad is an adjective. Adjectives modify nouns.

I felt badly. - This means you were not very good at emotions or feeling things. You were bad at feeling.
I felt bad. - This means your emotions were involved and you felt sad or guilty.
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Also, take heart that even native speakers get this wrong.

Donald Trump once corrected Cindi Lauper. She said, "I felt bad." He said, "No, you felt badly." She said, "Fine, I feel badly, whatever." He was wrong to correct her.
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Thanks!

So, is this 100% fine?

There is no feeling in the world that can compare to how bad I felt that day.

Tom

PS: How often do we use "I felt/feel badly."?
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Mr. TomThanks!

So, is this 100% fine?

There is no feeling in the world that can compare to how bad I felt that day.

Tom

PS: How often do we use "I felt/feel badly."?
Yeah, it's completely fine to say. The writing isn't great, but grammatically it's okay. The only bad thing about it is that it's vague and doesn't really des
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(And no one uses "I feel/felt badly" because no one thinks they are bad at feeling, unless they have mental or physical problems that prevent them from actually feeling anything.)

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