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*instead of bad, I'd probably use "poorly", though either work. "badly" does not work, but I can't really explain why. At least, to me "badly" sounds wrong in that situation. |
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I'm feeling well/badly I'm a good/bad person Is it correct? |
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The more I think about it, I think "badly" should be used in Crotalito's example, and is also correct in yours. But I tend to use "I don't feel well" (the negative structure, rather than use the word badly). It very well could just be me. For one, I'm not a grammar expert. And secondly, I have a lot of quirks with words that sound weird to me / don't fit my pattern of speech. |
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Dime como se puede usar en españa lo que se esta tratando de decir... Dimelo en español perfecto y depues coloquialmente hablando. |
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I did bad on my test is colloquial, not correct English. It should be "I did badly on my test" like "I did poorly on my test".
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"Desiderata" - ...be gentle with yourself.You are a child of this universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. ...sé amable contigo mismo. Eres una criatura de este universo al igual que los árboles y las estrellas; tienes derecho a estar aquí. |
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Yeah, that's why I corrected myself in the follow-up post. But grammar-be-damned! It still sounds wrong to me.
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Oops! Sorry, didn't read it properly.
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"Desiderata" - ...be gentle with yourself.You are a child of this universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. ...sé amable contigo mismo. Eres una criatura de este universo al igual que los árboles y las estrellas; tienes derecho a estar aquí. |
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Ser, is used to describe permanent states, such as Yo soy Inglés - I am english While Estar is used to convey states that change ( states of mood, ect.) Estoy feliz - I am happy Compare these Estoy enfermo - I am sick (at this moment) - can change Soy enfermo - I am (a) sickly (person) - doesn't change Estoy feliz - I am happy (at this moment) - can change Soy feliz - I am (a) happy (kind of person) - doesn't change I've seen it described alot of ways in different books, but I believe that the permanent/non-permanent states way really helps me understand it, hope that helps Last edited by bobjenkins; May 05, 2009 at 07:25 PM. |
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I feel bad is correct, but the sentence doesn't contain an adverb. It contains an adjective; a predicate adjective to be exact (see subjective complement for more information). The linking verb is feel.
I feel badly is also correct, but using the adverb makes the meaning quite different. When you use the adverb, you're saying that there's something wrong with your sense of touch. If you smell badly, there's something wrong with your nose. If you smell bad, you need to take a bath. |
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