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i'm doing well vs I'm doing good

Both phrases are grammatically correct, but 'I'm doing well' refers to your health or overall condition, and 'I'm doing good' refers to performing acts of kindness or charity.
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Last updated: November 16, 2024 • 11560 views

i'm doing well

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that you are in good health or in a good state.

Use 'I'm doing well' when you want to express that you are in good health or in a good state.

Examples:

  • Thank you for asking, I'm doing well.
  • Despite the challenges, I'm doing well in my new job.
  • I'm doing well in my recovery after the surgery.
  • How are you feeling today? I'm doing well, thank you.
  • I'm doing well in my studies.
  • Oct 8, 2020 ... I'm doing well. You use “well” whenever you're talking about the manner or way in which you do things. It's an irregular adverb and fills ...
  • Aug 13, 2010 ... [Grammatically incorrect.] because good is an adjective, not an adverb. —. How are you? I'm doing well. [Correct.].
  • Aug 20, 2015 ... People generally respond with, "I'm doing well." This has always bothered me a bit because it sounds stuffy and formal to me; I prefer the colloquial phrasing.
  • I'm doing well Are there any differences for the above-mentioned? Are some just short for something? Nov 18, 2016 1:16 AM.
  • Jul 8, 2020 ... I'm just too tired to fake it anymore cause I'm guilty as anyone of giving the “I'm fine,” or “I'm doing well,” knee jerk response, but this ...
  • Nov 11, 2022 ... Right now i am on a train from London to Manchester. I'm playing my first ever tour abroad. It's a week, but still! Exciting. 'I'm Doing Well, ...
  • Composer Soomin Kim (b.1995) writes: “I'm doing well is an arrangement and adaptation of the last movement from my song cycle for voice and viola called ...
  • Oct 4, 2022 ... 'I'm Doing Well, Thanks For Asking' a new EP for you and for me coming November 11th, 2022. This EP will have 6 tracks, including a new ...
  • Nov 21, 2016 ... "I'm doing well AT / IN / WITH English" .Which is correct in Br. English? I've found all these prepositions in combination with "do well", ...
  • Nov 2, 2023 ... Aside I'm doing well, I'm doing great, I'm good etc. All related (46).

Alternatives:

  • I'm feeling good
  • I'm in good shape
  • I'm doing fine
  • I'm doing great
  • I'm doing okay

I'm doing good

This phrase is also correct, but it is more informal and is often used to mean that you are performing acts of kindness or charity.

Use 'I'm doing good' informally to mean that you are performing acts of kindness or charity.

Examples:

  • I'm doing good by volunteering at the local shelter.
  • Despite the challenges, I'm doing good by helping others.
  • I'm doing good by donating to charity.
  • How are you contributing to the community? I'm doing good by mentoring young students.
  • I'm doing good by supporting my friends in need.
  • Oct 8, 2020 ... However, in the statement “I'm doing good,” the word “good” is actually modifying “I.” This is because “am doing” acts as a linking verb, which ...
  • Aug 20, 2015 ... There's nothing wrong with "I am good"; it's a perfectly cromulent adjective to describe your current state. "I'm doing good" is technically ...
  • Nov 18, 2016 ... It's not grammatically correct to say I'm good, or I'm doing good, so if you want to be 100% precise, and to the book, then you should say "I'm well" or "I'm ...
  • Dec 5, 2023 ... r/BikiniBottomTwitter 1 yr. ago. QuicklyThisWay. ADMIN MOD. Join. Options. Report. Do you say I'm doing good or well? This video cannot be ...
  • Aug 13, 2010 ... I'm doing good. [Grammatically incorrect.] because good is an adjective, not an adverb. —. How are you? I'm doing well. [Correct.] because ...
  • Jan 23, 2018 ... I don't feel like I'm doing good enough but I am trying SO hard! ·. It is wonderful to know that you are trying hard! Keep doing that and you ...
  • Jul 24, 2024 ... 3144 likes, 56 comments - the.caitlin.marie on July 24, 2024: "i'm doing good, i'm on some new shit ".
  • Nov 2, 2023 ... ... I'm doing good " or “I'm well, thank you. And you," without really truly meaning it. My dad told me when I was young that people suck, they ...
  • Sep 21, 2022 ... 914 likes, 37 comments - dropp on September 21, 2022: "I hope I'm doing good at this dad thing…. Because you're an awesome son!

Alternatives:

  • I'm being kind
  • I'm helping out
  • I'm making a difference
  • I'm giving back
  • I'm lending a hand

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