He grew up really good!

[keannu]

I learned a grammatical term like pseudo complement - this is my translation, it may not be correct - and the applications are like this, meaning that even adjectives can describe a verb. In gw1, does "real good" describe "grew up"? And does it have no problem, compared to "grew up really well"? When is it used?​

ex)He came home happy. She returned safe.

-gw1
ghost - he sent to your mother..
ghost's son - Is he here?
Mel- Yeah, right here with us. Yes, tell him yes.
ghost - Tell him, he grew up real good.(really well) Tell him I'm proud of him.
Mel- He said you grew up really well.

 

[Barb_D]

The ghost did not use "proper" grammar so Mel, who would never say "you grew up real good" automatically tranlsated it into correct grammar.

 

[keannu]

I've heard and seen this kind of usage, which I thought is not ungrammatical.
So isn't it accepted as a natural exceptionl part of grammar? If not, why was it used here in the drama?

 

[Barb_D]

Because not everyone speaks proper grammar, and characters on television and movies reflect this.