Comments on: MM: How Do You Feel About a Can of Worms? http://punctualityrules.com/2008/09/08/mm-good-vs-well/ Using Grammar and Good Manners to Save the World Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:25:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 10 Posts On The Theme of Respect | Confident Writing http://punctualityrules.com/2008/09/08/mm-good-vs-well/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 10 Posts On The Theme of Respect | Confident Writing Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:49:40 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/09/08/mm-good-vs-well/#comment-1219 [...] Rules gets you thinking every Monday about grammar and correct word use.  This week she opens up a can of worms with the vexed question of how to answer ‘how are you?‘ (Your answer might depend on which side of the Atlantic you find [...] [...] Rules gets you thinking every Monday about grammar and correct word use.  This week she opens up a can of worms with the vexed question of how to answer ‘how are you?‘ (Your answer might depend on which side of the Atlantic you find [...]

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://punctualityrules.com/2008/09/08/mm-good-vs-well/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 Melissa Donovan Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:05:06 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/09/08/mm-good-vs-well/#comment-1215 Oh dear. This so soon after can vs. may? Maybe we should look into the word "how" and examine the way it's being used here. Maybe instead we should say "What are you?" Heheh. <em>Melissa Donovan's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingForward/~3/382792997/slam-poetry-links-and-resources' rel="nofollow">Slam Poetry Links and Resources</a></em> Oh dear. This so soon after can vs. may? Maybe we should look into the word “how” and examine the way it’s being used here. Maybe instead we should say “What are you?” Heheh.

Melissa Donovan’s last blog post..Slam Poetry Links and Resources

]]> By: Martin http://punctualityrules.com/2008/09/08/mm-good-vs-well/comment-page-1/#comment-1214 Martin Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:16:13 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/09/08/mm-good-vs-well/#comment-1214 Grammar Girl is of the same opininion. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/good-versus-well.aspx Grammar Girl is of the same opininion.

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/good-versus-well.aspx

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://punctualityrules.com/2008/09/08/mm-good-vs-well/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 Brad Shorr Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:34:43 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/09/08/mm-good-vs-well/#comment-1213 One way around it might be to say, "I am, well, good." :) "I'm good" doesn't make sense, never will make sense, but I don't see it going away. Just one of those quirky expressions we're stuck with. <em>Brad Shorr's last blog post..<a href='http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/are-you-transparent-or-translucent/' rel="nofollow">Are You Transparent or Translucent?</a></em> One way around it might be to say, “I am, well, good.” :) “I’m good” doesn’t make sense, never will make sense, but I don’t see it going away. Just one of those quirky expressions we’re stuck with.

Brad Shorr’s last blog post..Are You Transparent or Translucent?

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