Please correct me if I'm wrong, Clive. Since 'doing' is dealing with a human sense - i.e., one's mental state, or one's physical state - then you could use the adjective 'good' to describe the verb doing. So if you are feeling happy, you could say "I am doing good"; and if are recovering from surgery, you could say "I am well."
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maybe I'm wrong, but I think "I'm doing good" and "I'm doing well" have the same meaning. It's just that "good" used that way is not prescriptively correct. I think it's used in informal speech, like "Listen to me good..."
Since 'doing' is dealing with a human sense - i.e., one's mental state, or one's physical state - then you could use the adjective 'good' to describe the verb doing. So if you are feeling happy, you could say "I am doing good"; and if you are recovering from surgery, you could say "I am well."
When you say 'I am well', 'well' is an adjective describing the pronoun 'I'. By definition, an adjective cannot describe a verb.
When you say 'I am doing well', 'well ' is an adverb that modifies the verb 'do'.
Thus, 'I am doing good' is considered substandard because you are using an adjective to modify a verb. You will hear some people say it, but I wouldn't recommend it. For example, don't say it in your job interview for a position where a good education is an important requirement.
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Am I one of the misinformed minority or one among the incorrect majority?
Jackson's mom's apple pie tastes really good!
Mary looked fantastic at her wedding
It feels good to be home after spending a year in Iraq!
Sushi with Seki for dinner sounds good....
I think verbs describe senses are ok with adjective. Or this is a false statement?
"Doing" is not a "sense" word, not even "touching".
I am doing fine- it's ok, I am doing good - is substandard as Clive already pointed out.
All your examples (about apple pie, etc.) sound goodto me.
Clive
Here it is! a piping hot slice with a big scoop of coconut ice cream coming up! You are making me hungry....