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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Use of good or well
To settle my boyfriend from correcting me-this is embarrassing-so please help.
I say "Bruce is paints cars real good"
My boyfriend corrects me and says "No, Bruce paints cars real well"
What is up with that?
Cyrilla
I say "Bruce is paints cars real good"
My boyfriend corrects me and says "No, Bruce paints cars real well"
What is up with that?
Cyrilla
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Hi, Sorry, your boyfriend is right. 'Good' is an adjective for use with nouns - "he is a good painter" 'Well' is an adverb - "he paints well". Uneducated native speakers sometimes use 'good' as an adverb in this ungrammatical way, so you might hear it, but it's wrong.
- Hi, Sorry, your boyfriend is right.
- 'Good' is an adjective for use with nouns - "he is a good painter" 'Well' is an adverb - "he paints well".
- Uneducated native speakers sometimes use 'good' as an adverb in this ungrammatical way, so you might hear it, but it's wrong.
- You should also say 'really', not 'real'.
- Good luck, Clive
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Hi,
Sorry, your boyfriend is right.
'Good' is an adjective for use with nouns - "he is a good painter"
'Well' is an adverb - "he paints well".
Uneducated native speakers sometimes use 'good' as an adverb in this ungrammatical way, so you might hear it, but it's wrong.
You should also say 'really', not 'real'.
Good luck,
Clive
Sorry, your boyfriend is right.
'Good' is an adjective for use with nouns - "he is a good painter"
'Well' is an adverb - "he paints well".
Uneducated native speakers sometimes use 'good' as an adverb in this ungrammatical way, so you might hear it, but it's wrong.
You should also say 'really', not 'real'.
Good luck,
Clive
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A lot of people say "good" when the rules say to use "well".
The rules are basically as follows.
If it answers the question "What kind of?" use "good".
If it answers the question "How?" use "well".
What kind of food do they have there? (What kind? > good) -- They have good food.
How does Bruce paint cars? (How?> well) -- Bruce paints cars (really)
The rules are basically as follows.
If it answers the question "What kind of?" use "good".
If it answers the question "How?" use "well".
What kind of food do they have there? (What kind? > good) -- They have good food.
How does Bruce paint cars? (How?> well) -- Bruce paints cars (really)
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when to use well verses good rule of thumb:
if you can do it, you can do it well
if you can do it, you can do it well
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