Basic Grammar: Common Errors - good vs well

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Marie is watching a televised hockey game. When one of the players scores a goal the announcer says, "He played good today!" Marie grimaces and clicks off the television. "Peeyew! We often hear bad grammar on television and in every day life." Marie uses the hockey announcer and a mail box encounter with her neighbor, Elmer, to provide examples and ways of correcting three common grammatical errors: confusing good and well, using 'I seen' and 'I done', and double negatives.

Workbook exercises and answer key are provided with this lesson.

Featured Music:
Beethoven - Pathetique Sonata
Rackham - Rusty Circles

This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Cozy English Grammar course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

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[TimJSwan89]

You guys are misinterpreting when you say, "I feel well." It is okay to say "The cake tasted good." If you say, "The cake tasted well," then you are implying that the cake is doing the tasting. Same goes with "I feel good." Feeling well means that you are good at feeling. Feeling good means that your feeling is a noun which is good.

[PS3nightinsomniac]

i feel well about this video

[beesdad]

In a similar vein, a current trend which I find very irritating is the reply 'I'm good' when asked 'How are you?'.

[michalmichal11]

@exploreryen "I feel good" is correct or not?

[exploreryen]

@michalmichal11 I feel well?

[michalmichal11]

So what about "I feel good"?