The usage of FOR GOOD

[Jesule]

Hi, How are you?. Thanks in advance!



E.X Tomorrow, I am going to leave home 'for good'.
Tomorrow, I am going to leave home.

Isn´t that 'for good' redundant?

Do i really need it?

Is there any problem if I use it?


Jesús

[MrPedantic]

Hello J.

1. Tomorrow I'm going to leave home.
2. Tomorrow I'm going to leave home for good.

In #1, you express your intention to leave home. In #2, you additionally express your intention never to return. ("For good" means "for ever".)

#2 would typically be used in the course of an argument with one's parents. #1 however might be used in any home-leaving situation (for instance, when you first leave home to move into a flat of your own.)

All the best,
MrP