Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Doing good VS Doing well

I answered "I'm doin' good" to my friend's question "How ya doin'?". He
told me that "doing good" isn't correct because after a verb you are
supposed to put an adverb (like 'well'), not an adjective.
By the way, my friend isn't an English native speaker.
I can remember I heard "I'm doing good" in some movies. Is that
idiomatic?
Thanks
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That p seems to me to be fairly obvious once attention is drawn to it,
but I do not know how to argue for it further. So, p.

idiomatic?
Yes, it's idiomatic.
You can also reply "I'm good" or more often simply "good thanks".
R.

 idiomatic?
It is substandard English in common use. You should say "doing good" if you 
want the person to whom you're talking to think that you're not an elitist 
and not an intellectual threat. When speaking to someone of whom you respect 
the intelligence, use the appropriate English phrase "doing well." 

 I answered "I'm doin' good" to my friend's question
As others have said, unless you are Mother Theresa, then it's hip speak 
from the hood (or substandard English, if you can run faster than they 
can).
In response to "How ya doin'?", I think it's a perfectly acceptable form of 
reply.
Antonio

 the intelligence, use the appropriate English phrase "doing well." 
Thank you, Tony. So it sounds like our:
D: "Come butta?"
R: "Butta bene"
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Però Jeeves (in 'Jeeves & Wooster') dice sempre "Very good, sir!". E
Jeeves è uno che parla forbito. Come si spiega?

 Jeeves è uno che parla forbito. Come si spiega?
Per esempio, dal testo di Wodehouse
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext05/8jeev10.txt
[...]
"After this," I said, "not another step for me without your advice.
From now on consider yourself the brains of the establishment."
"Very good, sir. I shall endeavour to give satisfaction."
And he has, by Jove! 
[...]
Jeeves is a tallish man, with one of those dark, shrewd faces. His eye
gleams with the light of pure intelligence.
"Jeeves, we want your advice."
"Very good, sir."
[...]
"Will that be all, sir?" said Jeeves. "Very good, sir. Thank you,
sir."
[...]

 Jeeves è uno che parla forbito. Come si spiega?
http://www.grammarerrors.com/grammar.html
Look at the first point as well (I remember a thread where I was told 
that "I aren't" is(?) correct).
Kiuhnm


wow, THAT'S what I call a prescriptive grammar! 

 
http://www.grammarerrors.com/grammar.html
Provo a riformulare la domanda.
Dando per scontato che usare "good" al posto di "well" è una forma
sub-standard, come aveva già ricordato Tony, come si potrebbe
spiegare quell'intercalare "Very good, Sir!" da parte di Jeeves, il
maggiordomo super-intelligente che parla l'inglese della Regina? :)

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Jeeves non sbaglia mai :-)
"Very good, sir" significa "certo signore" o "sisignore" o "va bene, 
signore".
Non e` una risposta alla domanda "How are you doing?".
Antonio

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There is no contraction for "am not" so "aren't" has stepped into the 
breach. Even Fowler apparently accepted this. (I say "apparently" because I 
only have a book which refers to MEU, I've never felt the need to acquire 
my own copy of MEU).
Even the "good/well" section didn't seem to touch on the servant's reply of 
"Very good, sir".
 
Antonio


But Enrico's examples don't  conflict with what TtIM says at all - you won't 
find any examples of Bertie asking 'How are you doing?' and Jeeves replying 
'I'm doing very good , sir' .
 It's not at all clear that Jeeves' 'Very good , sir!' in response to a 
command is an adverbial use of 'good' ; and even if it is , the answer is 
obliquely given by Kiuhnm's link - to say that 'aren't I?' is "atrocious 
English" is simply ridiculous ; however anomalous , it's said by everyone , 
including all the best-educated people , except perhaps for the clown who 
wrote that site ; and the use of 'Very good' to indicate compliance with an 
instruction is simply standard English .
Mike 

 Jeeves č uno che parla forbito. Come si spiega?
Č l'avvertenza di Wooster che č buona. 

 is simply standard English
Dunque "Molto bene, signore" / "Sissignore" è proprio "Very good,
Sir" ?

 never felt the need to acquire my own copy of MEU).
Ma dicendo "apparently", diverso dall'italiano "apparentemente", non
confermi più del voluto? ;)

 bene, signore".
Dunque "Molto bene, signore" / "Sissignore" / "Certo signore"
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Tony the Ice Man ha scritto:
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"I'm doing good" is fine if you mean that you work for adult literacy
projects
in the third world or collect money for orphans or something. Utterly
different context, of course.

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The Oxford dictionary says:
"very good (or well)
an expression of consent."
Kiuhnm

 an expression of consent."
D'altronde il nostro 'ottimo' (che mi pare un'efficace traduzione del 'Very
good' di Jeeves) è il superlativo di 'buono', non di 'bene'.
-- 
Anna

 an expression of consent."
Ottimo! :)

 'bene'.
Già, non ci avevo mai pensato: per esprimere consenso, diciamo
"Bene!", "Molto bene!", "Benissimo!", "Ottimo!", ma non "Buono!".
 
Vabbuo'! :)

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Esatto.
Antonio

wow, THAT'S what I call a prescriptive grammar! 
"Example 1 (incorrect usage): I'm going with you on vacation, aren't I?
Although the use of this phrase is widespread, it is atrocious English "
I agree. This is their first rule; and it appears that the writer
has not spoken to a living English person for at least 75 years.
-- 
Raymot
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Brisbane, Aus.

"Very good, sir".
My guess is that the author started vomiting violently at the very 
thought of it!
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È l'avvertenza di Wooster che è buona. 
It could also be conceived as "Very good (suggestion/request/idea),
Sir!"
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 has not spoken to a living English person for at least 75 years.
The Oxford Dictionary accepts it:
"Aren't is used to mean ‘am not’ in questions, as in ‘I'm right, aren't 
I?’ Outside questions, ‘aren't’ used to mean ‘am not’ (e.g. I aren't 
going) is wrong."
Kiuhnm

, 
kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it
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Of course. "Aren't I?" is the only current way of saying 
"Am I not?", except for small areas of Scotland and Ireland 
where "am't I" still exists.
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