well known

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Could you tell me if the sentence#1 below is ok in terms of its position of "well"?

#1 He is a director whose works are known well throughout the world.

I think the normal position of "well" when it comes to using it with "known", it should come before known, so #1 should be #2

#2 He is a director whose works are known well throughout the world.

But, #1 is acceptable or correct??

Thanks a lot!

Clive · Accepted Answer

#1 is OK.
(#2 is identical.)

H M · Answer

Thank you very much for your reply.

I'd like to make sure that #2 is also ok?

I've looked for the meaning of "identical", then knew that
identical: similar in every detail; exactly alike

Thank you!

Clive · Answer

#1 and #2 are the same words. Did you mean to make #2 different?

Clive

H M · Answer

Thanks a lot for pointing out that #1&2 are the same!

I ment "well known" and "known well"...

Thank you!

CalifJim · Answer

Just an aside for what it's worth.

Google hits.

well known 60,500,000
known well 748,000

well known is used more than 60 times more often than known well.

CJ

H M · Answer

I see.

Thanks a lot for your help!

Now I've learnt Google is a good way to know how to say things ...

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