word choice - Is there a comparative form of "well"? - English …
2016年5月9日 · The Oxford English Dictionary says the following. Historically, the comparative of the adverb “well” was “bet” (the link requires subscription) whereas the comparative of the adjective “good” has been “better”. The use of the word “better” as an adverb appeared around the 13th century, and it superseded “bet” by around 1600.
Origin of "Well, well, well. What do we have here?"
2021年1月25日 · The blue line is "what do we have here", and the others are co-incident "[[well] well] well what do we have here": The map on the page shows the interest in the phrase is predominantly from the USA. I expect May 2009 seems to be when this motivational poster spoof spread around the internet:
What, exactly, is the point of beginning a sentence with "Well..."?
2013年8月10日 · "Well" does not serve any grammatical usage in this sentence. That's because, in this context, "well" is an interjection, a word that expresses emotion. Depending on how it is enunciated, "well" could indicate impatience, surprise, nervousness, and a variety of other emotions. However, here it seems to function as a filler, similar to "uh."
What's the difference between "well-lighted" and "well-lit"?
2011年4月15日 · Not as common as "well lighted", though he uses that too in the story; choosing to hyphenate when using it as a compound adjective modifying place, and not to when using it as a compound adjective following is; "It is well lighted." That said though, even if lit were more common at the time, lighted would serve better there.
"I'm well" vs. "I'm good" vs. "I'm doing well", etc
2010年8月13日 · definition 1: having qualities that are desired, enjoyed, or beneficial; desirable. synonyms: beneficial, desirable, positive, well. Other dictionaries give something similar. "Good" is a broad term meaning what is desirable, well, healthy, positive, etc. To the question "how are you?" the following are all fine and grammatical: I'm well. I'm ...
hyphenation - Hyphen: “well defined” vs. “well-defined” - English ...
2017年9月17日 · There is no generally observed rule that I am aware of forbidding the use of a hyphen after other kinds of adverbs, such as well, quick, hard. There are many phrases starting with "well" that are commonly hyphenated, mostly ending in participles or departicipial adjectives, like well-read and the other example West mentions, well-known.
word choice - Usage of "well-intended" vs. "well-intentioned"
2015年2月10日 · I think well-intended is a non-standard (or at least less common) synonym of well-intentioned (Google's ngram shows well-intentioned as about six times more likely). Googling for the definition of well-intended shows simply well-intentioned. Given this, I disagree with your distinction. I would use well-intentioned in both cases you list.
politeness - How to reply to "I hope you are well"? - English …
I am very well, thanks. How are you? I am very well, thanks, and hope you are as well. I am very well, thanks. I hope it is the same with you too. (Ignore it completely, perhaps in spite of the tone of voice.) I guess it depends on the relationship with the person, but I would like to answer in all politeness in everyday emails with colleagues ...
Can I use "well received" as a response to professional emails?
2022年11月7日 · I've also read a lot, particularly from the 19th century classics. A cursory look in Google Books from the 19th century often shows "well received" in the obvious sense as in the examples: "The news was [was not] well received by the Misses Jones" or "The book was [was not] well received by the reading public," indicating pleasure or displeasure.
"Well paint me green and call me a cucumber! I just […]"
2011年9月1日 · "Well paint me yellow and call me a cab." The Life magazine quotation that Grant Barrett's answer cites offers an example of a closely related joke from the same era: "Well cut off my leg and call me Shorty," suggesting that the general form of the joke branched out in multiple directions aside from the "well paint me [a color]" wording ...