Thread: well-paying vs. good-paying
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Old 18-Jul-2007, 06:22
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Default Re: well-paying vs. good-paying
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Originally Posted by Buddhaheart View Post
However, I don’t see anything wrong with ‘I'm good’ since ‘good’ here modifies ‘I’ as an adjective. Cf. I’m happy; I’m fine.
No, I am sorry but good doesn't modify "I". It links the adjective with the subject. "Be" is a link(ing) verb (copula) that's why it takes an adjective.
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