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Adjective, man! It's not good to use unless you use it good!

It's the title of the first Morphine album, anyone knows that!

On this board, use good as an adverb at your peril

'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'

Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom

I thought a poll measures opinion. Last time I checked, the fact that good is an adjective is not opinion but very much fact.

Ha!

An adjective -- NOT an adverb. Good describes a thing (noun), not an action (verb). Stern Smile

Approve "This is a good album." (correct) Thumbs Up

Disapprove "He plays mellotron good." (incorrect) Thumbs Down

In the second example, "well" should take the place of "good." Geek

He is a good guitarist. Thumbs Up He plays well.

Good can also be a noun, at times: "He died for the greater good." "Good versus evil..."

An common error that irks me, Em, is "a lot" written as one word (it is two). This is becoming more common (thanks to the web, and "chatroom speak," I believe) but "alot" is NOT A WORD! It is two words -- put the space in! Pinch

The ubiquitous unnecessary/incorrect use of "like" really bugs me, too. Thanks, California/Hollywood/surfer culture/Valley girls -- I'm, like, so impressed. Dead

My daughter can't seem to say ten words without saying "like," but the word almost always has no meaning or function in her conversation.

Confused Listen to some kids/teens/twenty-somethings speak, and count the "likes" -- you'll go mad. How often does the word carry any meaning? You aren't "like, bored," you're "bored." Period. Angry

Don't get me started on its and it's!

Okay, I'm done now.

Edited by Peter

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

Reed Lover wrote:

Its like really irritating,but they say it alot! Wish they would speak gooder. Cry

Pinch That does it -- I'm having an apoplexy! Dead

LOL

20 marks off, Reed Fluffer! Angry

Edited by Peter

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

Ditto "err" and "uhh", and I think it's "ben" they say in France.

That's an interesting apothysis,Peter.Dont get too excited,when you do it sticks out a mile! Wink

Peter, you're a man after my own heart, so here's another one that sets my teeth on edge: using an adjective in place of an adverb, as in "REAL good"..Whats wrong with "really". Then there's the inappropriate use of the past participle. Combine the three: "The boys done real good.".....ARGHHHHH!

I love snooker, but Britains top snooker commentator, John Virgo, drives me mad.

"Oooh, he played that perfect/brilliant/careless etc." You can blame his colloquial northern tongue if you like, but I'm also from the north (ish) and it doesn't stop me finishing all his sentences with a resounding "LEE!"

Edited by emdiar

Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact.

Wow, another hoser poll, eh?

Sun Tsu said: To fight and conquer in your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Sun Tsu: The art of War

Blame Beavis & Butthead for the "like" thing. Gawd, every 10 year old in America was going around in 1995 saying "That's, like, cool...or something." Well now those 10 year olds are young adults and still talking like that.

Now, excuse me as I, like, go watch some episodes of B&B on my comp...and stuff.

Poll Question: Good?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Adjective/ noun?	12	[80.00%]
Adverb?	1	[6.67%]
eh?	2	[13.33%]
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