"I'm doing well" makes sense grammatically but "I'm well" doesn't. You wouldn't say "I'm happily".
People have real bugbears about this sort of thing. Use of the word awesome say. "How are you?" "I'm awesome" that sort of thing. Doesn't bother me but I know some get wound up by it
What does bother me though is Thierry Henry's Twitter handle - 'Amateurs call it Genius, masters call it practice'
"I'm doing well" makes sense grammatically but "I'm well" doesn't. You wouldn't say "I'm happily".
Have you ever heard of the expression "fit and well"? I guess not. Otherwise you wouldn't have posted that.
"Well" in that context is about health, ie no sicknesses, not mood. The question is usually a general one about mood not specific about health
"Get" and "have" have different meanings. It's possible (and when ordering food and drink it will always be) to "get" (ie receive) then "have" (ie eat/drink/photograph and post on facebook). I think the issue is more that people see "get" as an alternative for "fetch" but don't people ask children "what did you get?" at Christmas.
In terms of food, "have" is usually a synonym for "eat" and ordering "may I eat..." seems strange to me. There is also the general meaning regarding possession (eg "I have a brand new combine harvester") which makes sense if you're going to sit and admire it.
Can't say any of these issues annoy me. It's a living language. And the "rules" were only ever a description of how certain people who could afford to publish books in the 18th/19th century spoke. Lots of people's bugbears (eg ask/ax/arks) are valid language as spoken through the years, just not documented in one of These Books.
"I'm doing well" makes sense grammatically but "I'm well" doesn't. You wouldn't say "I'm happily".
Have you ever heard of the expression "fit and well"? I guess not. Otherwise you wouldn't have posted that.
"Well" in that context is about health, ie no sicknesses, not mood. The question is usually a general one about mood not specific about health
"Get" and "have" have different meanings. It's possible (and when ordering food and drink it will always be) to "get" (ie receive) then "have" (ie eat/drink/photograph and post on facebook). I think the issue is more that people see "get" as an alternative for "fetch" but don't people ask children "what did you get?" at Christmas.
In terms of food, "have" is usually a synonym for "eat" and ordering "may I eat..." seems strange to me. There is also the general meaning regarding possession (eg "I have a brand new combine harvester") which makes sense if you're going to sit and admire it.
Can't say any of these issues annoy me. It's a living language. And the "rules" were only ever a description of how certain people who could afford to publish books in the 18th/19th century spoke. Lots of people's bugbears (eg ask/ax/arks) are valid language as spoken through the years, just not documented in one of These Books.
You are entitled no to be annoyed. When I was brought up, "how are you?" was always an enquiry after your health rather than your mood. You could always just say "hey, my man, wassup?" innit?
<b You are entitled no to be annoyed. When I was brought up, "how are you?" was always an enquiry after your health rather than your mood. You could always just say "hey, my man, wassup?" innit?</bloblockquote
Going to try that in the newsagents in the morning, 'hey my man, wassup slaphead, have you got that Mail On Sunday, Escort, and Locomotives Monthly I asked you to save?'
"I'm doing well" makes sense grammatically but "I'm well" doesn't. You wouldn't say "I'm happily".
Have you ever heard of the expression "fit and well"? I guess not. Otherwise you wouldn't have posted that.
"Well" in that context is about health, ie no sicknesses, not mood. The question is usually a general one about mood not specific about health
"Get" and "have" have different meanings. It's possible (and when ordering food and drink it will always be) to "get" (ie receive) then "have" (ie eat/drink/photograph and post on facebook). I think the issue is more that people see "get" as an alternative for "fetch" but don't people ask children "what did you get?" at Christmas.
In terms of food, "have" is usually a synonym for "eat" and ordering "may I eat..." seems strange to me. There is also the general meaning regarding possession (eg "I have a brand new combine harvester") which makes sense if you're going to sit and admire it.
Can't say any of these issues annoy me. It's a living language. And the "rules" were only ever a description of how certain people who could afford to publish books in the 18th/19th century spoke. Lots of people's bugbears (eg ask/ax/arks) are valid language as spoken through the years, just not documented in one of These Books.
You could always just say "hey, my man, wassup?"
I could but I don't own the man nor do I want to use an advertising slogan of Budweiser from 2000 but thanks for the suggestion
People who think I am actually interested in their well being when I say "how are you?"
It's just a ritual that has to takes place before a conversation.
Players know a game of football is about to start by the ref blowing a whistle, or a boxer is about to fight by a bell ringing.
People need to know they are about to have a conversation by something more than a nod or "hi" which means "move on" I don't want to talk right now.
You wouldn't approach a friend in the street and start a conversation by blurting out "I'm gutted about Gomez going". You would first get his attention with "hey my man wassup" as if it's him who has sumit wassup when really it's you.
That's why the correct response to "hey my man wassup" is "hey my man wassup". That gives the opening to say what we actually want to say, We then avoid all this confusion and having to worry about disclosing our recent medical history or the last row we had with the missus.
Perhaps those 18th/19th century book publishers talked some sense.
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yet when i start to tell them all my problems, they walk away.
What does bother me though is Thierry Henry's Twitter handle - 'Amateurs call it Genius, masters call it practice'
What an absolute cock
Fixed it for him. "French ponce"
"Get" and "have" have different meanings. It's possible (and when ordering food and drink it will always be) to "get" (ie receive) then "have" (ie eat/drink/photograph and post on facebook). I think the issue is more that people see "get" as an alternative for "fetch" but don't people ask children "what did you get?" at Christmas.
In terms of food, "have" is usually a synonym for "eat" and ordering "may I eat..." seems strange to me. There is also the general meaning regarding possession (eg "I have a brand new combine harvester") which makes sense if you're going to sit and admire it.
Can't say any of these issues annoy me. It's a living language. And the "rules" were only ever a description of how certain people who could afford to publish books in the 18th/19th century spoke. Lots of people's bugbears (eg ask/ax/arks) are valid language as spoken through the years, just not documented in one of These Books.
You are entitled no to be annoyed. When I was brought up, "how are you?" was always an enquiry after your health rather than your mood. You could always just say "hey, my man, wassup?" innit?</bloblockquote
Going to try that in the newsagents in the morning, 'hey my man, wassup slaphead, have you got that Mail On Sunday, Escort, and Locomotives Monthly I asked you to save?'
It's just a ritual that has to takes place before a conversation.
Players know a game of football is about to start by the ref blowing a whistle, or a boxer is about to fight by a bell ringing.
People need to know they are about to have a conversation by something more than a nod or "hi" which means "move on" I don't want to talk right now.
You wouldn't approach a friend in the street and start a conversation by blurting out "I'm gutted about Gomez going". You would first get his attention with "hey my man wassup" as if it's him who has sumit wassup when really it's you.
That's why the correct response to "hey my man wassup" is "hey my man wassup". That gives the opening to say what we actually want to say, We then avoid all this confusion and having to worry about disclosing our recent medical history or the last row we had with the missus.
Perhaps those 18th/19th century book publishers talked some sense.
There was some right annoying twat at the Blur gig last night. (Apart from me).