Comments on: Doing Good

By: Mean Don

Mean Don — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:39:11 +0000

Dear.I would like to learn english from you.

Thanks

By: Precise Edit

Precise Edit — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:21:57 +0000

To help my clients and students remember when to use “good” and “well,” I ask them to remember this phrase: “Good writers write well.”

When asked, “How are you doing today?” you can answer “I am doing good” or “I am doing well.” If you answer “I am doing good,” you declare that you are doing something that can be characterized as goodness, as opposed to evil. You are using the word “good” as a noun in this response. However, you were not asked to describe what you are doing but how you are doing, so you need to describe the action of “doing.” You need the adverb “well.” Thus, the correct response is “I am doing well.”

Isn’t language fun?

By: Brad K.

Brad K. — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:35:14 +0000

Rod, you are certainly well-come, and thank you!

By: Rod

Rod — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:04:56 +0000

Brad
thanks for your reply it’s now well understood.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:21:07 +0000

While we’re talking about good, what about “My bad!” Is anyone else driven up the wall by this infantile expression? Even Alex Trebek, on Jeopardy, says “My bad” now. Ugh!!!