Ah, yes. This one is certainly a classic. If you are in a state of good health, please don't say you feel "good." You don't.
The difference is really quite simple. "Well" is used as an adverb. It should be used to describe a verb, adjective, or other adverb. Since it's describing how you feel (verb), "well" is correct.
"Good," on the other hand, is an adjective. It describes a noun or pronoun. You can do a "good job" since "job" is a noun, or you can be a "good person."
You can be a "good" tennis player, but you play tennis "well." Got it? There's your grammar 101 lesson for the day.
Those of you old enough no doubt remember the James Brown song "I Feel Good." If only he knew.
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- Obviously, the picture is not of me. It's our pride and joy, Daisy. She's a lot better looking than I am, so I figured you'd want to look at her instead. I'll write the posts, however. She can't. She doesn't have opposable thumbs. Currently, I teach high school English, and, since I'm trying to improve the use of language in 16-year-olds, I thought I'd branch out and give some pointers to adults, too. Hope you're not offended. It's just my way of improving the world -- one day at a time. Oh, by the way, I'm always available for freelance writing/editing jobs -- and I'm pretty inexpensive, so. . .
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