B B45 Guest Jul 28, 2014 #1 The hat I bought my daughter didn't fit her very good/well. Would a native say this? Are both okay?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Jul 28, 2014 #2 A lot of native speakers incorrectly say 'good'. '...it didn't fit her very well' is grammatically correct.
A lot of native speakers incorrectly say 'good'. '...it didn't fit her very well' is grammatically correct.
Boris Tatarenko Senior Member Joined May 6, 2013 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Russian Home Country Russian Federation Current Location Russian Federation Jul 28, 2014 #3 Is it correct to say: " The hat I bought for/to my daughter didn't fit her very well"?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Jul 28, 2014 #4 Only 'The hat I bought for my daughter...' is correct.
O Odessa Dawn Key Member Joined Aug 10, 2012 Location Saudi Arabia Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Arabic Home Country Saudi Arabia Current Location Saudi Arabia Jul 28, 2014 #5 Boris Tatarenko said: Is it correct to say: " The hat I bought for/to my daughter didn't fit her very well"? Click to expand... ***NOT A TEACHER*** - Do not put a space after an opening quotation mark. Click to expand... (ems)
Boris Tatarenko said: Is it correct to say: " The hat I bought for/to my daughter didn't fit her very well"? Click to expand... ***NOT A TEACHER*** - Do not put a space after an opening quotation mark. Click to expand... (ems)
konungursvia VIP Member Joined Mar 20, 2009 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Jul 28, 2014 #6 Rover_KE said: A lot of native speakers incorrectly say 'good'. '...it didn't fit her very well' is grammatically correct. Click to expand... I think I agree with you, but this is one error I don't look down on too sternly, as the use of "good" as an adverb goes back before the Norman Invasion, and still survives in most Scandinavian and Germanic languages. Wie geht's? Gut, danke.
Rover_KE said: A lot of native speakers incorrectly say 'good'. '...it didn't fit her very well' is grammatically correct. Click to expand... I think I agree with you, but this is one error I don't look down on too sternly, as the use of "good" as an adverb goes back before the Norman Invasion, and still survives in most Scandinavian and Germanic languages. Wie geht's? Gut, danke.