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Re: English question

From:Padraic Brown <agricola@...>
Date:Thursday, November 29, 2001, 22:38
Am 28.11.01, Josh Roth yscrifef:

> I don't think it's an adjective. Some verbs can take adjective after them, > e.g.: > "He felt good."
That _is_ an adverb.
> "He was good." > but you can't say (or at least I can't): > *"He voted good."
Cos you speak "Good" English.
> If you can't use the adjective "good" here, you shouldn't > be able to use other adjectives either. You have to use an adverb form: "He > voted well."
For a lot of us, "good" _is_ and adverb form!
> Josh Roth
Padraic. -- Bethez gwaz vaz ha leal.

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