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QUESTION

What does the sentence, "She is easily mistakeable for her sister" mean?

The adjective “mistakeable” is derived from the verb “to mistake”, which does not mean “to make a mistake” or “to commit an error” generally, but specifically “to identify something incorrectly by mistake” or “to understand or perceive something in the wrong way”. The basic structure for the verb “to mistake” is:
• X mistakes Y for Z.
This means that X thinks or believes, incorrectly, that Y is Z. If Y is a person, then it means X thinks or assumes that some person is some other person. So, if Person Y looks very much like Person Z, then it would be easy to get them mixed up and think that one of them is the other, or vice versa. We can say that:
• Person Y is easily mistakeable for Person Z.
So, when we say: “She is easily mistakeable for her sister”, we mean that she and her sister look so much alike that it is easy for people to make the mistake of thinking that she is her sister.

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MURMUR
ˈmɜːrmər

роптать, бормотать, шептать, журчать, ропот, журчание, шепот

•the murmur of the waves along the shore — шум волн вдоль берега
•She replied in a low murmur.▫️Она ответила шепотом.
•They spoke to each other in murmurs.▫️Они говорили друг с другом шепотом.
•The girl murmured something polite, and smiled.▫️Девушка прошептала что-то вежливое и улыбнулась.
•The wind murmured through the trees.▫️Ветер прошелестел листвой деревьев.

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QUESTION

Can we say, "I encountered a mistake"? Can "mistake" go with "encounter"?

It is grammatically possible—however, it is not something that a native English speaker would say naturally.
“To encounter” means “to meet unexpectedly”, with the emphasis on “unexpectedly”—in other words, “to come across by chance”. The additional implcation is that the meeting involves some kind of difficulty or problem or hardship—or something unpleasant with regard to the subject personally.
Above all, the action “to encounter” requires some involvement on the part of the subject. That is, the subject is personally affected by the encounter. This is not the case with “a mistake”. The subject does not have to engage with the mistake in any way. The subject does not have to do anything to the mistake. The subject does not have to deal with the mistake. So, “encountered” is this case is logically inappropriate.
We do not “encounter a friend” (X); we do not“encounter a smile” (X)—but we do “encounter frowns” (✔), and we do “encounter enemies” (✔), and we do “encounter objections” (✔), and so on.

Here are some verbs that we do use with “mistake”:
• I came across a mistake.
• I found a mistake.
• I noticed a mistake.
• I spotted a mistake.

▪️encounter [ɪnˊkaυntə]
1. n
1) неожи́данная встре́ча
2) столкнове́ние, схва́тка, сты́чка
2. v
1) (неожи́данно) встре́тить(ся)
2) ста́лкиваться; име́ть столкнове́ние
3) ната́лкиваться ( на трудности и т.п.)


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EXTRANEOUS
ɪkˊstreɪnɪəs

посторонний, внешний, чуждый, поступающий извне

•extraneous argument — довод, не относящийся к существу дела
•extraneous signal — помеха
•extraneous issues — посторонние вопросы
•These questions are extraneous to the problem being discussed.▫️Эти вопросы не связаны с обсуждающейся проблемой.
•It is necessary to remove from the wound any extraneous matter, such as gravel, bits of glass or china.▫️Необходимо очистить рану от всех инородных тел: песка, кусочков стекла или фарфора.
•The ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play.▫️Балет показался мне чужеродным и идущим несколько вразрез со всей остальной пьесой.

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AWARENESS
əˈwernəs

осведомленность, осознание

•to create awareness — давать представление, информировать
•an artist's awareness of light and color — художественное восприятие света и цвета
•He had no awareness of his mistakes▫️Он совершенно не осознавал своих ошибок.
•He seemed to have an intuitive awareness of how I felt.▫️Он, казалось, обладал интуитивным чутьем во всем, что касалось моих переживаний.
•We're trying to raise awareness about the environment in general and air pollution in particular.▫️Мы пытаемся поднять уровень осведомлённости об окружающей среде в целом и загрязнениях воздуха, в частности.
•The ads are intended to increase public awareness of the risks of smoking.▫️Данные объявления предназначены для повышения информированности общественности об опасностях, связанных с курением.

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INCIDENTALLY
ˌɪnsɪˈdentlɪ

случайно, между прочим, в этой связи, кстати

•Quite incidentally, I got some useful information at the party.▫️Совершенно случайно, на вечеринке, я узнал кое-какую полезную информацию.
•Incidentally, I wanted to have a word with you about your academic career.▫️Кстати, я хотел поговорить с тобой по поводу твоей научной карьеры.
•Not incidentally, the market slump was followed by widespread layoffs.▫️Неслучайно за резким спадом на рынке последовали массовые увольнения.

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QUESTION

Is it grammatically correct to say “why are you doing me all these things”?

No, it is not.
The way the sentence is written, it uses the sentence structure normally used for the indirect object:
• SUBJECT + VERB + INDIRECT OBJECT + DIRECT OBJECT.
The indirect object is the person who receives the direct object or benefits from the direct object. So, we can say:
• Why are you giving me all these things?
• Why are you showing me all these things?
• Why are you telling me all these things?
In all these sentences “me” is the indirect object. “Me” is the person who receives “all these things”. However, with the verb “do (all these things)” we generally do not use the indirect object sentence structure since there cannot be a person who receives or benefits from the action of doing things. With the verb “do” we use the structure:
• X does Y to Z.
That is, somebody does something to someone. The action of doing is done to someone. In your sentence, “all these things” refers to actions, not to actual things, so “me” cannot be a person who “receives” the actions of the subject, “you”.
Your sentence should be written like this:
• Why are you doing all these things to me?

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QUEER
kwɪr

странный, подозрительный, портить, надувать

•queer bills — фальшивые купюры
•It's queer that he hasn't arrived yet.▫️Странно, что он ещё не приехал.
•I had a queer feeling that something bad was about to happen.▫️У меня было странное чувство, что должно произойти нечто плохое.
•There is something queer about them.▫️В них есть что-то подозрительное.
•If you ask me, there's something a bit queer going on.▫️На мой взгляд, происходит нечто слегка необычное.

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QUESTIONS

▪️Is it correct to ask: “Who is it?”

If on the telephone, I would rather say “who is speaking please?”. Some people expect you to recognize their voice, especially relatives. I have taught my children to any their names, whether I know their voice or not. When answering the phone myself and someone asks for me I say “this is she”, or less formally “that’s me”.
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▪️Which one is correct, ‘people knows’ or ‘people know’?

“People know” is correct. “People” is a plural noun.
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UNABASHED
ˌʌnəˈbæʃt

бессовестный, нерастерявшийся, несмутившийся, незапуганный

•unabashed countenance — стойкое самообладание
•unabashed brow — наглое выражение лица
•She stared at him with unabashed curiosity.▫️Она уставилась на него с нескрываемым любопытством.
•She is an unabashed supporter of the president's policies.▫️Она не скрывает своей поддержки политики президента.
•Unabashed by their booing and hissing, he continued with his musical performance.▫️Не испугавшись их шипения и неодобрительных выкриков, он продолжил своё музыкальное выступление.


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COLONEL
ˈkɜːrnl

полковник

•Colonel ordered the command to halt.▫️Полковник приказал полку остановиться.
•Colonel commands a regiment.▫️Полком командует полковник.
•He was promoted colonel (to the rank of colonel, to be a colonel).▫️Ему присвоили звание полковника.
•He had entered the army as a boy and risen to the rank of colonel by 1914.▫️Он поступил новобранцем на военную службу и к 1914 году дослужился до звания полковника.
•A general outranks a colonel.▫️Генерал старше полковника по званию.

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PREJUDICE
ˈpredʒʊdɪs

предубеждение, ущерб, предрассудок, вред, наносить ущерб

•race / racial prejudice — расовые предрассудки
•religious prejudice — религиозные предрассудки
•The sad fact is that prejudice still exists.▫️Печальный факт заключается в том, что предрассудки по-прежнему существуют.
•Prejudice feeds on ignorance.▫️Предрассудки подпитываются невежеством.
•We have to begin by purging our minds of prejudice.▫️Мы должны начать с освобождения наших умов от предрассудков.

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HEREDITARY
həˈredɪterɪ

наследственный, потомственный, наследуемый, традиционный

•hereditary ailment — наследственная болезнь
•genetic / hereditary trait — врождённая, наследственная черта
•Eye and hair color are hereditary.▫️Цвет глаз и волос передаётся по наследству.
•The nation was firmly attached to hereditary monarchy.▫️Весь народ решительно поддерживал наследственную монархию.
•He suffers from a rare hereditary condition.▫️Он страдает от редкого наследственного заболевания.

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QUESTION

It's raining right now. Is it correct if I say "I had to wear sweater because it is raining"?

English is a very tricky language with all sorts of tenses, adverbs, adjectives and whatnot. In your sentence, the tenses don't go well with each other, so I would have to alter it a bit. It would be, “I have to wear a sweater because it is raining.” If you want to be a bit more specific, then you can always add “raining outside” but that's not an actual grammatical error. You must understand that “have” is used for specifying the present time. “Have” is thus called present participle. While “had” is used to talk about something that has already happened in the past. So it is called “past participle”.
For example, I have brought a few apples from the store. Here, “have” is the present participle.
Another one, She has got to give it up, it is a such waste of her time! Here, though the person is speaking of a future time when the object of the sentence has to “give up”, the sentence indicates the object should do it now, so “has” is being used as a present participle.
An example for “had”, I had been to the doctor several days ago. Here, “had” is being used to describe an activity from several days ago.
So, there you have your answer. I have to wear a sweater as it is raining. Or, I had to wear a sweater as it was raining. Just make sure the two verbs in the sentence are in coherence with each other.

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FACILITATE
fəˈsɪlɪteɪt

облегчать, помогать, способствовать

•to facilitate the achievement of an agreement — способствовать достижению соглашения
•to facilitate the execution of a task — облегчать выполнение задачи
•Cutting taxes may facilitate economic recovery.▫️Снижение налогов может способствовать восстановлению экономики.
•Computers can be used to facilitate language learning.▫️Компьютеры можно использовать для облегчения изучения языка.
•You could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge.▫️Вы могли бы облегчить этот процесс, поделившись тем, что знаете.

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SOPHISTICATED
səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd

сложный, усложненный, опытный; утончённый (о вкусе, манерах); изысканный

•refined method, sophisticated method — изощрённый, тонкий метод
•sophisticated wines — изысканные вина
•a sophisticated expert — опытный эксперт
•Technology in recent years has become ever more sophisticated.▫️В последние годы технологии становятся всё более изощрёнными.
•Marketing techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated.▫️Техника маркетинга становится всё более изощренной.
•Her knitting technique is more sophisticated than mine.▫️Её техника вязания является более сложной, чем моя.
•The restaurant's sophisticated menu consorts seamlessly with its sleek, modern ambience.▫️Изысканное меню этого ресторана безупречно гармонирует с его элегантной, современной атмосферой.

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QUESTION

"I saw a person entering the building. She was wearing a hat." According to grammar, should we use he, she or it to refer to a person whose gender we don't know in English?

I saw a person enter the building; they were wearing a hat.
This is the only natural way of saying it in English. There are those who will think it is wrong, but there’s no need to encourage them.
(Of course in this case, we can find work-arounds: I saw a person wearing a hat enter the building. Fine. But when we need a pronoun to reference an unknown person, the one to use is the needed form of they.
EG:
Witness: I saw a person wearing a hat enter the building.
Police: How tall would you say they were?

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RECONCILIATION
ˌrekənsɪlɪˈeɪʃn

примирение, согласование, улаживание

•to make efforts towards a reconciliation — стараться добиться примирения
•reconciliation between the theory and practice of life — согласованность теории и жизненной практики
•They took the initial step toward reconciliation.▫️Они сделали первый шаг к примирению.
•Signing the trade agreement was praised as an act of reconciliation.▫️Подписание торгового соглашения было расценено как акт примирения.
•He contacted us in hopes of a reconciliation.▫️Он обратился к нам в надежде на примирение.

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CONSEQUENCES
ˈkɑːnsəˌkwensəz

последствия, обстоятельства

•unmindful of the consequences of such a rash decision — не осознавая последствия такого необдуманного решения
•inevitable consequences — неизбежные последствия
•You'll have to abide by the consequences.▫️Тебе надо учесть возможные (неприятные) последствия.
•This act drew after it important consequences.▫️Это действие повлекло за собой серьёзные последствия.
•We must consider the consequences of continued inaction.▫️Мы обязаны принять во внимание последствия дальнейшего бездействия.

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QUESTION

What's the difference between these two English meanings, "I am down" and " I am feeling down"?

“I am down” can be used in a wide variety of situations and contexts since it does not specifically refer to an emotional state or the state of a person’s mind. The basic verb is “to be down” and it has a range of meanings, but the general meaning is that something relating to me personally or to my life is lower than it was before.

“I am feeling down” means that the speaker is feeling discouraged or depressed or is having a bad time emotionally. It cannot be used in any other way.

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PRONUNCIATION
prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃn

произношение, выговор, произнесение, фонетическая транскрипция


•accuracy of pronunciation — чёткость произношения
•slurred pronunciation — неразборчивое произношение
•Correct my pronunciation if it's wrong.▫️Поправьте, если я неправильно это произнесу.
•She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation▫️Она дала задание студентам поработать над произношением.
•The aim of the course is to give students a thorough grounding in English pronunciation.▫️Цель курса — дать студентам тщательную подготовку по основам английского произношения.
•What is the correct pronunciation of his name?▫️Как правильно произноситься его имя?

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INCOMPREHENSIBILITY
ɪnˌkɒmprɪˌhensəˈbɪlɪtɪ

непонятность, непостижимость

•I found his behavior utterly incomprehensible.▫️Я нашёл его поведение совершенно необъяснимым.
•It's incomprehensible to me that he could have acted that way.▫️Для меня непостижимо, как он мог так поступить.

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DISCOMBOBULATE
ˌdɪskəmˈbɑːbjuleɪt

сбить с толку; ввести в замешательство

•I guess I am discombobulated as a mother.▫️Наверное, я сбита с толку как мать.
•You can discombobulate a cat just by rearranging the furniture.▫️Вы можете вывести кошку из равновесия, просто переставив мебель.
•On the stage and on the page, which are the plays that have most discombobulated you?▫️На сцене и на странице, какие пьесы больше всего выбили вас из колеи?
•He learned how to discombobulate readers by shifting times and introducing characters elliptically.▫️Он научился сбивать с толку читателей, меняя время и вводя персонажей эллиптически.

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QUESTION

What is the difference between “among” and “between”?

1. THE USE OF “AMONG”

There are several situations in which we use “among”:

(1) “Among” is used when the action involves several people acting together as a group and interacting with one another within the group. It refers to relationships and interactions between people in multiple relationships and interactions.

For example, if there is a group of women and they are talking to one another and exchanging bits of news with one another about people in their community, we can say:

They are gossipping among themselves.
This means that the gossip is going back and forth inside the group, but it is not going outside the group.

(2) “Among” is used for a space or group that contains many different items or elements together within that space. It refers to a location or place within which something is located, Here are some examples:

•He wandered among the trees in the forest.
•There were a few photographs among the things that she found in the old shoebox.
•I found the missing ring hidden among the pebbles at the bottom of the fish tank.

(3) “Among” is used for the social or personal space created by a group of people. Here are some examples:

•They sell their products and share the money equally among themselves.
•The virus spread quickly among the people.

THE USE OF “BETWEEN”

(1) “Between” is used to refer to the social or personal relationships between two people or two groups (this is the use that all the grammar books talk about).

•There are no secrets between you and me, are there?
•The differences between liberals and conservatives will never be resolved.

(2) “Between” is used when talking about comparing things and making choices, regardless of the number of things or choices involved in the comparison. Here are some examples:

•What is the difference between “large”, “huge”, “enormous”, and “gigantic”?
•I am torn between going to Hawaii, taking a Mediterranean cruise, and going on an African safari this summer.
•Are there any similarities between French, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian?

❗️Note that we could not possibly use “among” in these sentence, since “among” is inclusive (that is, it includes the various items into a group considered as a whole), but in this function we are interested in separating the items or considering them individually against one another.

(3) “Between” is used to refer to the physical space that separates various items, regardless of the number of items involved. Here are some examples:

•The people of the town gathered between the trees that lined the avenue to watch as the President’s motorcade as it drove past.
•The space between the buildings in a city is as important as the buildings themselves, though this space is often neglected.

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морской термин: голыш, крупная галька


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OBFUSCATE
ˈɑːbfʌskeɪt

затемнять, сбивать с толку, туманить рассудок

•to obfuscate the issue — усложнять вопрос
•to obfuscate the reader — запутывать читателя
•The fog obfuscated the shore.▫️Над берегом моря сгустился туман.
•Their explanations only serve to obfuscate and confuse.▫️Их объяснения нужны только для того, чтобы напустить туману и всё запутать.

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ACCOMMODATION
əˌkɑːməˈdeɪʃn

жилье, помещение, приспособление

•accommodation with every convenience — квартира со всеми удобствами
•to seek accommodation — искать жильё
•The cost of rented accommodation keeps going up.▫️Цены на съёмное жильё продолжают расти.
•The price for the holiday includes flights and accommodation.▫️В стоимость отдыха входит перелет и проживание.
•The accommodations on board the boat are a bit cramped.▫️Помещения на борту судна немного тесноваты.

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QUESTION

In the sentence, "He is going on a trip," can I say/write "for a trip" or "to a trip", instead of "on a trip"? If not, why not? What is the difference?

Neither “for” nor “to” makes sense with “trip”.

“Trip” is not a place or location, so we cannot go “to” a trip. “To” generally expresses direction, either in the context of movement or orientating(which way something is facing). So, it logicallyrequires a point in space, that is, a location. We can go “on a trip” “to” some place, such as the beach or the zoo or Disneyland. However, we cannot go “to” a trip. The difference can be seen in these sentences:
• We went on a trip to the beach.
• They met on a trip to Disneyland.

“For” generally expresses purpose. A trip is something we experience or engage in, so it cannot be the purpose of going. We do in fact use “for” idiomatically with a number of activities, but “trip” is not one of them. Here are some activities for which we use “for”:
• go for a walk
• go for a swim
• go for a jog
• go for a run
• go for a stroll

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ENTREPRENEUR
ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɜːr

предприниматель, владелец предприятия

•individual entrepreneur registration certificate — свидетельство о регистрации в качестве индивидуального предпринимателя
•The Swiss entrepreneur has pulled the plug on any further investment in the firm.▫️Швейцарский предприниматель полностью прекратил любые дальнейшие вложения в эту фирму.
•The embattled entrepreneur struck a deal with a rival businessman in an attempt to save his teetering business empire.▫️Находящийся на грани разорения бизнесмен заключил сделку с конкурентом, пытаясь спасти свою терпящую крах империю.
•He is a wealthy entrepreneur.▫️Он состоятельный / богатый предприниматель.

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COHERENT
kəʊˈhɪrənt

последовательный, связный, понятный, ясный, сцепленный, разборчивый

•a coherent argument — логически последовательный довод
•a coherent passage — понятный отрывок
•His book lacks any coherent structure.▫️Его книга лишена какой-либо связной структуры.
•They are able to function as a coherent group.▫️Они способны действовать в качестве единой группы.
•He proposed the most coherent plan to improve the schools.▫️Он предложил наиболее последовательный план улучшения школ.

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CIRCUMSPECT
ˈsɜːrkəmspekt

осмотрительный, осторожный, продуманный

•grow circumspect — насторожиться
•circumspect strategy — продуманная стратегия
•Physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use.▫️Теперь врачи более осмотрительно рекомендуют применять это средство.
•The governor was usually circumspect when dealing with the media.▫️Как правило, при общении со СМИ губернатор был осторожен.

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QUESTION

Which sentence is correct among these "John is sleeping on the bed," "John is sleeping in the bed"?

As a speaker of British English I agree with the Americans here. “On the bed” would mean he was flopped on top of it and hadn’t pulled any covers up over himself. “In the bed” would mean a significant part of his body was covered by bedclothes, but it would be more normal just to say that he was “in bed”, unless the identity of that particular bed was important.
“Where’s John?” “He’s in bed.”
“Shall I go change the sheets on that bed in the spare room?” “No, John is in the bed.”

#Claire_Jordan
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BRUSQUE
brʌsk

бесцеремонный, резкий, грубый

•brusque variation — внезапная вариация
•Try to cultivate a less brusque manner.▫️В будущем постарайтесь вести себя менее бесцеремонно.
•The teacher was brusque and impatient.▫️Учитель был резок и нетерпелив.
•She asked for a cup of coffee and received a brusque reply: “We don't have any.”▫️Она попросила чашку кофе и получила грубый ответ: "Кофе нет".

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AMIABLE
ˈeɪmɪəbl

любезный, дружелюбный, добродушный

•look he gave me was none too amiable — он посмотрел на меня не очень приветливо
•She had an amiable conversation with her friend.▫️Она любезно поговорила с подругой.
•She addressed her amiable helpmate.▫️Она обратилась к своему любезному мужу.
•The driver was an amiable young man.▫️Водитель оказался приятным /дружелюбным/ молодым человеком.

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QUESTION

Is it correct to say "I am doing good", "I am doing well", or what?

It is very simple to determine which one to use.
• Do you go about your neighborhood doing good deeds? If so, you are “doing good.”
• Do you feel healthy and fit, have sufficient money and food? If so, you are “doing well.”

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