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theone72
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grammar problem
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Hello, everyone.
The general rule is to use an adjective with the verb to be, not an adverb. I was surprised to see this rule broken in a poem by Piet Hein. Here it is:
Put in a place
where it �s easy to see
the cryptic admonishment
T.T.T.
When you feel how depressingly
slowly you climb,
It �s well to remember that
Things Take Time.
I would say : It �s good to remember... Is it a mistake or do I not know something?
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25 Aug 2015
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SaraMariam
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I would also say "good", but I found "it �s well..." also with a quote by Oscar Wilde. Maybe it is an old expression or something special for poems. Maybe some of the native speakers know more about it :)
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25 Aug 2015
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redcamarocruiser
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Well can be an adjective as well as a noun. 12. satisfactory, pleasing, or good: 13.proper, fitting, or gratifying:It is well that you didn �t go. I don �t use it like in 13, but your example did not sound odd to me. I say It is good or it is advisable. --Mary |
25 Aug 2015
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almaz
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I�d be more interested in finding out why anyone who can read a dictionary would think that well can�t be an adjective.
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25 Aug 2015
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cunliffe
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The Oscar Wilde quote is �Education is an admirable thing, but t is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. � Well can be an adjective as Mary and Alex point out, as in �How are you? � �I am very well �. Just to add that , I think in this instance, (it is well to remember), it is used as advice or admonition, which is different from �it is good to �. |
25 Aug 2015
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karina7777
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Almaz, I �d be more interested in finding out why anyone who is supposedly a teacher would write a comment as impolite as yours. This forum is a great place to ask all sorts of questions - let �s keep it that way! |
26 Aug 2015
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Gi2gi
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Karina, indeed! I was wondering about the same thing.
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26 Aug 2015
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valodra
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...Same with me, Karina...., but I thought there was some...misunderstanding ?? PS : I love reading all the questions/answers posted here : I learn a lot ! ;-)�
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26 Aug 2015
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cunliffe
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It isn �t a usage you would hear every day; far too formal and maybe a bit archaic. People do use the following, although the meaning isn �t exactly the same as �it �s well to... �It �s well worth remembering/going/asking etc... � �It �s just as well to remember /ask etc... � By the way, curmudgeon is an interesting word, although I �m not applying it to anyone;-)
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26 Aug 2015
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