Uploaded February 2011 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Don't worry, I confuse these two words in common speech all the time. ;-P
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Song Lyrics:
Hey there, how are you doing?
I'm doing good.
Does that mean that you're doing something good?
No, i mean to say my life is running smoothly
Well if you'll please excuse me, i misunderstood
That's quite alright
Well if you dislike the ambiguity inherent in your speech
You might take care to modify it
What did I?
It won't take very long
In fact, i've gone to the trouble to write this song to say:
That's all well and good
But well and good have rules, you know?
To find out which one is apropos
Let's remember where the subject goes
So what do you mean?
Well, you see, the word "good" is an adjective
Can i ask what that is?
I hoped you would!
It's a word that describes nouns or pronouns like 'stew' or 'tree'
Like you or me?
You got it!
I knew I could! But what's your point?
See, there's a word with a similar perspective
It's called "well," but it isn't an adjective
Well, what is it?
It's an adverb! It describes and modifies adjectives and verbs:
[Chorus]
If I ask how you're doing
Then I'm doing well
That's right, the verb "to do" is modified
If i tell you that I'm good...
That's right again, because you see that an adjective
Describes nouns and pronouns like you and me!
[Chorus 2x]
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Music: Well And Good by The Perfect Place
theperfectplace.bandcamp.com
© 2010 fecklessMusic
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
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Twitter: twitter.com/fecklessman
Daily Blog: fecklessman.blogspot.com
Personal Channel: youtube.com/buelification
Don't worry, I confuse these two words in common speech all the time. ;-P
Buy this song on bandcamp - theperfectplace.bandcamp.com/track/well-and-good
Vote for next week's topics here - youtube.com/fecklessman
If you want to help me out and tweet this link or share it elsewhere, here is a handy little shortened URL: http://dft.ba/-wag
Song Lyrics:
Hey there, how are you doing?
I'm doing good.
Does that mean that you're doing something good?
No, i mean to say my life is running smoothly
Well if you'll please excuse me, i misunderstood
That's quite alright
Well if you dislike the ambiguity inherent in your speech
You might take care to modify it
What did I?
It won't take very long
In fact, i've gone to the trouble to write this song to say:
That's all well and good
But well and good have rules, you know?
To find out which one is apropos
Let's remember where the subject goes
So what do you mean?
Well, you see, the word "good" is an adjective
Can i ask what that is?
I hoped you would!
It's a word that describes nouns or pronouns like 'stew' or 'tree'
Like you or me?
You got it!
I knew I could! But what's your point?
See, there's a word with a similar perspective
It's called "well," but it isn't an adjective
Well, what is it?
It's an adverb! It describes and modifies adjectives and verbs:
[Chorus]
If I ask how you're doing
Then I'm doing well
That's right, the verb "to do" is modified
If i tell you that I'm good...
That's right again, because you see that an adjective
Describes nouns and pronouns like you and me!
[Chorus 2x]
---
Music: Well And Good by The Perfect Place
theperfectplace.bandcamp.com
© 2010 fecklessMusic
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
---
Twitter: twitter.com/fecklessman
Daily Blog: fecklessman.blogspot.com
Personal Channel: youtube.com/buelification
