Fine, well, and good

5:21

respond. We

5:21

have I'm fine,

5:23

thanks. I'm well, thanks. And this one

5:26

is a little more formal and we often use

5:28

it to refer to our health rather than

5:31

giving a general answer. And I'm good,

5:35

thanks. People sometimes say I'm good

5:39

isn't correct, but it's very widely

5:42

used. I use it. It's just considered a

5:45

bit less formal than I'm fine. You'll

5:47

also often hear these sentences without

5:50

I'm fine, thanks. Good, thanks. This is

5:53

another example of

5:55

ellipsis. It's obvious who we're

5:58

referring to. You will also hear people

6:00

answer questions like how's it going? Or

6:03

how have you been with yeah, good,

6:06

thanks. Now, these aren't yes or no

6:10

questions, but yeah is a really common

6:13

filler word, and it's a way to quickly

6:15

acknowledge the question. Finally, you

6:18

will also hear I'm doing well or I'm

6:21

doing great and I'm doing good. Now,

6:26

doing good is not grammatically correct

6:30

here, but we use it all the time.

6:33

Technically, if you are doing good, you

6:35

are doing something positive like giving

6:38

to charity or volunteering. I volunteer

6:42

at the shelter because