Thread: well-paying vs. good-paying
View Single Post
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 16-Jul-2007, 07:15
sparkle2 sparkle2 is offline
Newbie
  
Join Date: Jun 2007
Country: US
Posts: 2
Current Location: california
First Language: swedish
Member Type: English Teacher
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
sparkle2 is on a distinguished road
Default well-paying vs. good-paying
Bernie Sanders (Sen. from Vermont) and the California Secretary of State (in 2006 election materiel) both use "good-paying jobs" which totally grated on my ear. Because you're modifying a verb, shouldn't the adverb "well" be used instead? "Well-paid" is standard usage, therefore why not "well-paying"?
Reply With Quote