Re: 'I speak good English' or 'I speak English well'?
- From: ke10@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (K. Edgcombe)
- Date: 16 Feb 2006 14:17:25 GMT
In article <45dlmiF61o0fU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Paul Burke <paul@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Aelfrith wrote:
I way always told English is either correct or incorrect, it can't be good
or bad, well or ill.
Of course, in the original expression, the English wouldn't be well, it would
be the speaking of it (in other words, well is an adverb not an adjective
here).
I agree with other contributors that there is sometimes a difference of
meaning, and that "I speak good English", though not modest, is perfectly
grammatical and normal.
Katy
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