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Do you use "good" or "well"?

Asked by guysimmons about 1 year ago, 13 answers.
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Do you say one 'speaks good English' or one 'speaks English well?'

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Jeremy Goodrich yep, that's me 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.

blooming sakura Answered by sakuraxbloomer on Mar 25, 2007, 02:58AM
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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
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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 you are trying to say that english is good. you cannot say 'he speaks good'. instead, you would say 'he speaks WELL'. so, you can there fore say, 'he speaks english well'.

I hope I remember correctly! haha

Answered by guysimmons on Mar 26, 2007, 06:51AM
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Excellent! That was what I thought but needed some other opinions just to be sure. Thanks!

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

shelby mustang Answered by homestar_runner3 on Mar 27, 2007, 01:24PM
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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)

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
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good

Answered by sivakumar9860 on Oct 25, 2007, 02:55PM
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I always use good.

sad hat... happy day! Answered by flossheal 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.

sad hat... happy day! Answered by flossheal on Jan 07, 2008, 10:25AM
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Darn, I meant ''well' is an ADVERB'. Not an adjective too! Makes the whole answer useless, doesn't it?

Answered by bethx on Mar 08, 2008, 12:19AM
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I think its 'I speak english well' it sounds better and uses the queens english

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

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