good at vs good about

The phrases 'good at' and 'good about' have different meanings and are not interchangeable. 'Good at' is used to talk about skills or abilities, while 'good about' is not a standard English phrase.

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good at

This is a correct and commonly used phrase in English.

Use 'good at' to describe someone's skill or proficiency in doing something. It is followed by a verb or a noun that represents an activity or task.

Examples:

She is good at playing the piano.
He is good at math.
They are good at problem-solving.
I am good at cooking.
The team is good at working together.

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Men are not good at planning.
I'm good at taking directions.
Unless the organism's good at hiding.
I am good at reading people.
You were good at being decent until something happened.
Not all criminalists are good at it.
Strikers are good at making goals.
All I'm good at is studying.
Never was very good at biology.
500 million people who are extraordinarily good at something.
Cops are very good at finding things.
I'm getting really good at sneaking round.
I know something we're good at.
Apparently very good at closing doors.
These guys are not good at conversation.
Someone who's very good at convincing and persuading.
Captain is no good at expressing his feeling.
Maybe some girls are good at military strategy.
Girls are no good at military strategy.
It's not good at Lockhart Gardner.

Alternatives:

skilled at
proficient at
talented at

good about

This is not a standard English phrase and is not commonly used.

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I wanted you to grow up feeling good about yourselves.
I just don't feel particularly good about it.
There is nothing good about a green card marriage.
And now I can say what's good about me.
That's what was so good about the babysitter thing.
- The dolly... already feels good about itself.
Military are good about scrambling their signals.
Samantha always felt good about herself.
Everything good about this family is you.
I woke up this morning feeling very good about this.
I feel really good about the state of our relationship right now.
I'm feeling good about my next race.
You know, I just feel really good about this.
Yes, ma'am, but the hackers were very good about covering their tracks.
Nothing good about me, I'm sure.
I'm just not feeling good about them for some reason.
There's nothing good about it.
There is one thing that is good about staying together.
Soon there is nothing good about it.
I don't feel so good about this marriage.

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