napping
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miyabiHow well is Tom napping today?It's grammatical, but not natural. Consider that doing something well is doing it skillfully. It's anomalous to speak of being skillful at sleeping.
miyabiCan you suggest a native, natural way to say this?I don't think so, because the quality of someone's napping is not something we would normally ask about. We might just use the verb "sleep".
CalifJimI don't think so, because the quality of someone's napping is not something we would normally ask about. We might just use the verb "sleep".There are a surprising number of Google hits for "napping well" in relevant contexts, apparently from native speakers, and mostly, as far as I can see, in reference to babies. I wonder if Tom might be a baby or ve
GPYasking if someone is "napping well" sounds a bit strange to me even in that case.I think miyabi has been pestering her son's school staff again.