I am SO excited about this podcast because it kicks off a mini-series called “5 Ways to Instantly Sound Smarter.” In it, we’re going over 5 of the most common grammatical mistakes that—for better or worse—people get rather judgmental about.
And don’t worry. I’m not going to be like, “To fix this, go buy a copy of the MLA Handbook.” Ugh. No.
We can fix each issue in the length of a podcast, and I’ll do my best to make them easy to remember!
THE FIRST WAY TO INSTANTLY SOUND SMARTER?
Master the difference between “good” and “well”!
People tend to use “good” for everything, so you hear sentences like, “It was a really good game! I thought I played pretty good.”
BUT WAIIIIIIIIIT.
'GOOD' DESCRIBES THINGS. 'WELL' DESCRIBES THINGS THAT PEOPLE DO.
So you CAN’T have played “good” in the game because it is impossible to play “good.” PLAYING is something that people DO, so you played WELL.
Want to hear how I royally embarrassed myself on the subject? I was on a train to Rome, and you can hear the whole story in the podcast below!
And once you've listened, here is the promised journal entry!
Keep Going!