Did a person do good … or should that be well?
I find myself spending a lot of time yelling at the television set “WELL” because someone said good when they should have said well. Sorry Nashville Star judges – my latest victims. I was going to perform a public service announcement and write a detailed blog post on good versus well. However, Grammar Girl already did a great one so instead of reinventing the wheel, I share with you her post instead.
Excerpt: “It’s very important to remember that it’s wrong to use good as an adverb after an action verb. For example, it’s wrong to say, “He swam good.” Cringe! The proper sentence is He swam well, because swam is an action verb and it needs an adverb to describe it. Remember, you can only use adjectives such as good and bad after linking verbs, you can’t use them after action verbs.”
