Good

[Tdol]

;-)

 

[Firelord]

i heard of "be good at"
that's only what i get

 

[MikeNewYork]

i heard of "be good at"
that's only what i get

"At" is correct, but "in" is also a proper choice. :wink:

 

[Tdol]

In British English, we don't use 'in' here much at all.;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

In British English, we don't use 'in' here much at all.;-)

One more difference. :roll:

 

[Tdol]

Yet another! :lol:

 

[vikulika]

The rule that for example "Vocabulary in Use" gives us is "to be good at", but it sound weird if we say "to be good at arts", doesn't it?
So I guess it is good at, but sometimes in appears.. like exceptions.. or like AmE..

 

[Tdol]

I'd use 'at' here, but many American speakers would use 'in', which would be uncommon in the UK.

 

[SunnyDay]

I've actually rarely heard anyone use "good in math" unless they mean the class (as opposed to the subject), whether they say the "class" part or not.

He's good in math [class].

At the same time, though, saying "He's good at math class" as opposed to math as a subject sounds a little funny to me.

 

[1364]

Hi there,
Is there any special rule for such questions,"to use a correct preposition".
Thanks;-)

 

[Tdol]

Sadly, no. It's a very complex area where exceptions are as common as rules.

 

[Reg]

:roll:

"At" is correct, but "in" is also a proper choice. :wink:

Tanks reg

 

[Fazzu]

In British English, we don't use 'in' here much at all.;-)

I voted for 'in' but I'm following British rules in English.I'm not sure why we should not use 'in'.I want a clear explanation at this area.

Thanks.

 

[king of darkness]

hey there

i always hear in specially in the movies

so we can use both of them OKay --- thanx for saying Okay ^_^

 

[sandhya.sha]

In British English, we don't use 'in' here much at all.;-)

Is this correct?

1. He is good in English. - refers to the subject English, meaning 'He scores good marks'
2. He is good at English. - refers to the language, meaning 'He uses English well'

 

[SunnyDay]

He's good in English [class] to me says that he behaves well in English class, not that he makes good grades/marks. (As opposed to, "He does good in English", which to me means that he gets good grades/marks.)

He's good at English says to me that he understands the language, OR that he's good at the class (and in English we don't always study English . . . a lot of times we're analyzing poetry or books), so it could also be that he's good at analyzing.

Of course, these meanings are probably going to change on a person-to-peron basis, especially if you compare American and British English.

 

[(3®ØØ|{£¥Ñ]

ı think it must be "at" am ı right?

 

[csharp]

always " to be good at"

 

[broken heart]

at :-D

 

[joséantonio]

Is this correct?

1. He is good in English. - refers to the subject English, meaning 'He scores good marks'
2. He is good at English. - refers to the language, meaning 'He uses English well'

I think we use:

He's good in english (informal)

He's good at english (formal)

I'm interested in your comments.;-)