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Do you use "good" or "well"?

Asked by guysimmons over 2 years ago, 13 answers.

Do you say one speaks good English or one speaks English well?

Answered by comosedice on Mar 26, 2007, 11:17PM
24 answers

both are actually acceptable in different situations.

he speaks English well
is more formal and is more appropriate when discussing someone's qualities to another person. use this in an essay.

he speaks good English
is less formal and is more appropriate when discussing someone's qualities directly with that person. use this when you're hanging out.

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Answered by thedude on Mar 24, 2007, 09:49PM
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Speaks English well, speaks good English would be grammatically incorrect use of the word good, I believe.

However, it's been a decade since i was in an English class, so I could be wrong.

Answered by sakuraxbloomer on Mar 25, 2007, 02:58AM
30 answers

i think it's well...yeah english is a weird language but we all speak it HAHA

Answered by fatjoel on Mar 25, 2007, 06:33PM
18 answers

ok... if i remember right... my FRENCH teacher (he might also teach a bit of english) told me that the good in speaks good english would describe english. i dont think u are trying to say that english is good. you cannot say he speaks good. instead, you would say he speaks WELL. so, u can there fore say, he speaks english well.

i hope i remember correctly! haha

Answered by guysimmons on Mar 26, 2007, 06:51AM

Excellent! That was what I thought but needed some other opinions just to be sure. Thanks!

Answered by homestar_runner3 on Mar 27, 2007, 01:24PM
99 answers

I believe my English teacher from last year always said to use well when dealing with ability, or health, and to use good, when you are using it to describe acts. I do good I am well
so I believe it would be I speak English Well (most proper anyways)

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Answered by laureoftheflittingshadows on Apr 21, 2007, 07:51PM
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Either, good is a bit more casual I suppose, but well is the proper way. I'd stick with that.

Answered by lilfizz on Apr 21, 2007, 09:22PM
11 answers

good

Answered by sivakumar9860 on Oct 25, 2007, 02:55PM
27 answers

I always use good.

Answered by funadvice on Jan 07, 2008, 08:37AM
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'Good' is an adjective - it describes a noun (English).

'Well' is an adjective - it describes a verb (I speak).

So you just have to remember what you are describing - sometimes it will be your speaking but if you phrase it differently it will be your English.

Answered by funadvice on Jan 07, 2008, 10:25AM
53985 answers

Darn, I meant 'well' is an ADVERB. Not an adjective too! Makes the whole answer useless, doesn't it?

Answered by playa123 on Apr 19, 2008, 02:32PM
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speak english well

Answered by susila2 on Apr 02, 2009, 11:50AM
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You speak English well - means that you speak English correctly andf fluently. The emphasis is on HOW you speak it.

You speak good English - perfectly OK, but here the emphasis is on the quality of your English - it's good - and not so much on how you speak it.

Is there a difference? Not much, and both are correct.

It's not unlike:

She sings beautifully. and
She has a beautiful voice.

The idea is about the same, but the emphasis is a little different.

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