adverb question

[virus99]

Hi forum!

I sometimes listen to English radio programmes and this came across lately:

I did my job good.

Shouldn't it have been: I did my job well? (How did I do my job?)
As it is used in "..well done.."?

I always struggle when the adjectiv/adverb comes at the end.

Thanks in advance!

[SoothingDave]

Yes, it should be "well," but many natives will use "good" here. One might say that "good" is evolving into an adverb in these cases. In formal writing, stick to "well."

[BobK]

You're right*. Strictly, a person who 'does good' visits the sick, feeds the hungry etc. But informally people aren't too careful about using adverbs (especially irregular ones like good/well. Football managers are famous (stereotypically) for saying 'The boy done good', meaning 'The player did well'.

b
*PS - virus99, not SD of course.