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hi out there, i wish to ask if these sentences are right or wrong english and if there are right, are there any differences between the two negative and the two positive sentences.

1- I don't feel well.
2-I don't feel good
3-I feel good
4-I feel well.
 

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is either new or old to you and can be either right or wrong. that's ... can be applied by looking at the sentences themselves. perhaps i should mention .

This makes no sense whatsoever. I'm sorry but I cannot believe that your profile statement that English is your native language is actually correct.
 

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is either new or old to you and can be either right or wrong. that's ... can be applied by looking at the sentences themselves. perhaps i should mention .

shanmarsh, welcome to Using English.

I have to say that I have absolutely NO idea what meant by this response, or how it relates in any way to what the thread starter was asking about. Can you explain?
 

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Hi out there, I wish to ask if these sentences are right or wrong in English and, if [STRIKE]there[/STRIKE] they are right, are there any differences between the two negative and the two positive sentences?

1 - I don't feel well.
2 - I don't feel good
3 - I feel good
4 - I feel well.

#1 is very common in BrE, meaning "I feel ill".
#2 is heard in BrE now, but I think it is more common in AmE, where "good" is used to mean "well".
#3 has less to do with health. In BrE, "I feel good" equates more to "I am happy" or "I am in a good mood".
#4 is fine grammatically but is not naturally used in BrE.

Please take note of my amendments to your post. Check your use of capital letters and punctuation in your future posts.
 

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Thanks a million Emsr2d2. I will try not to make such mistakes nest time. I think i thought of the right words but spelled wrongly. You are great. Thanks again and to you who have made an effort to check my threads.

Ride on!!!!!!!
 

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Thanks Mr. Barb_D. Please, you all permit me say "shanmarsh3" is a bonehead. I never meant to but he is really one!!
 

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It became clear that he was not a real poster who was consufed, but iwas nstead a spammer. So his messages have been deleted. I was going to reply to your original thread, but ems had already done so and gave the same answers I would have.

The one thing I would emphasize is that "I feel good" answer. It's much more than "not unwell," just as ems described.
 

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Thanks Mr. Barb_D. Please, you all permit me say "shanmarsh3" is a ########.
I understand your feelings, eddy, and as that person has turned out to be a spammer, most of us probably agree. However, we try on this forum never to make personal comments about other members. There can be a thin line between what some may consider a justified comment, and what others may find offensive.

So, for the sake of a civilised forum, can we all please try to avoid personal remarks (even when we are dealing with boneheads ;-)).
 

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