Re: English question

Josh Roth scripsit:

> ? In my speech, I can't use "good" where I can use other words I know to be
> adverbs (e.g. He reads slowly vs. *He reads good) but I can use it where I
> can use other words I know to be adjectives, unless I've been wrong about
> their identity this whole time (e.g. He reads a difficult book, He reads a
> good book).
"The missionaries went to the South Seas to do good, and ended up doing well."
        --I don't know

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John Cowan           http://www.ccil.org/~cowan              cowan@ccil.org
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