I have learned a lot from The Associated Press Stylebook,
especially from this week’s module. A concept that I seem to struggle with is “good”
and “well.” I always hear varying opinions on how each one should be used in a
sentence. After studying a bit on page 22 of the AP Stylebook, I understood it a little
bit better. “Well” is commonly used as both an adverb and an adjective. When
used as an adjective, “well” tends to mean “healthy.” When “well” is used as an
adverb, it means something is satisfactory. The stylebook says that “good” is an
adjective and should not be used as an adverb (to modify verbs). When “good” is
used as an adjective, it means something is as it should be or is better than
average.
The editing mistake I found this week was in a review I
found for a hotel. The mistake is the word “are.” The person that left the review
was talking about their own expectations. The word should actually be “our.” I
thought it was interesting that in the beginning of the next sentence the word “our” is spelled
and used correctly. 
You provided a very good explanation on the differences between good and well. I always have to look up the rule because I second guess myself. As for the editing mistake you shared, I find it interesting that people spell a word wrong and then correct it, but don’t notice their mistake. I wonder how many times I have done the same thing in my own writing.
ReplyDeleteI have caught myself not knowing where to use well and good, so that is a good reminder on where to actually use it!
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