You did well or you did the right thing [closed]
Do we say:
You did the right thing buying it!
Or
You did well buying it!
Thank you
word-choice
edited Mar 22 at 22:15
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closed as primarily opinion-based by Dan Bron, Robusto, Andrew Leach♦ Mar 22 at 22:15
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Do we say:
You did the right thing buying it!
Or
You did well buying it!
Thank you
word-choice
edited Mar 22 at 22:15
Andrew Leach♦
80k8154258
asked Mar 22 at 20:52
user339022user339022
91
closed as primarily opinion-based by Dan Bron, Robusto, Andrew Leach♦ Mar 22 at 22:15
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
I think yo might want to post this question on ELL instead: ell.stackexchange.com But as a very quick answer I'd say you could say either – it all depends on what you mean to say.
– Hannah
Mar 22 at 21:04
1
In the above context they are roughly equivalent, but in other cases there is a subtle difference. "Did well" implies an endeavor which was actually or metaphorically profitable, while "did the right thing" suggests you made a morally virtuous choice.
– Hot Licks
Mar 22 at 21:15
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Do we say:
You did the right thing buying it!
Or
You did well buying it!
Thank you
word-choice
edited Mar 22 at 22:15
Andrew Leach♦
80k8154258
asked Mar 22 at 20:52
user339022user339022
91
Do we say:
You did the right thing buying it!
Or
You did well buying it!
Thank you
word-choice
word-choice
edited Mar 22 at 22:15
Andrew Leach♦
80k8154258
asked Mar 22 at 20:52
user339022user339022
91
edited Mar 22 at 22:15
Andrew Leach♦
80k8154258
asked Mar 22 at 20:52
user339022user339022
91
edited Mar 22 at 22:15
Andrew Leach♦
80k8154258
edited Mar 22 at 22:15
Andrew Leach♦
80k8154258
edited Mar 22 at 22:15
Andrew Leach♦
80k8154258
80k8154258
asked Mar 22 at 20:52
user339022user339022
91
asked Mar 22 at 20:52
user339022user339022
91
asked Mar 22 at 20:52
user339022user339022
91
91
closed as primarily opinion-based by Dan Bron, Robusto, Andrew Leach♦ Mar 22 at 22:15
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as primarily opinion-based by Dan Bron, Robusto, Andrew Leach♦ Mar 22 at 22:15
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
I think yo might want to post this question on ELL instead: ell.stackexchange.com But as a very quick answer I'd say you could say either – it all depends on what you mean to say.
– Hannah
Mar 22 at 21:04
1
In the above context they are roughly equivalent, but in other cases there is a subtle difference. "Did well" implies an endeavor which was actually or metaphorically profitable, while "did the right thing" suggests you made a morally virtuous choice.
– Hot Licks
Mar 22 at 21:15
add a comment |
I think yo might want to post this question on ELL instead: ell.stackexchange.com But as a very quick answer I'd say you could say either – it all depends on what you mean to say.
– Hannah
Mar 22 at 21:04
1
In the above context they are roughly equivalent, but in other cases there is a subtle difference. "Did well" implies an endeavor which was actually or metaphorically profitable, while "did the right thing" suggests you made a morally virtuous choice.
– Hot Licks
Mar 22 at 21:15
I think yo might want to post this question on ELL instead: ell.stackexchange.com But as a very quick answer I'd say you could say either – it all depends on what you mean to say.
– Hannah
Mar 22 at 21:04
I think yo might want to post this question on ELL instead: ell.stackexchange.com But as a very quick answer I'd say you could say either – it all depends on what you mean to say.
– Hannah
Mar 22 at 21:04
1
1
In the above context they are roughly equivalent, but in other cases there is a subtle difference. "Did well" implies an endeavor which was actually or metaphorically profitable, while "did the right thing" suggests you made a morally virtuous choice.
– Hot Licks
Mar 22 at 21:15
In the above context they are roughly equivalent, but in other cases there is a subtle difference. "Did well" implies an endeavor which was actually or metaphorically profitable, while "did the right thing" suggests you made a morally virtuous choice.
– Hot Licks
Mar 22 at 21:15
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I think yo might want to post this question on ELL instead: ell.stackexchange.com But as a very quick answer I'd say you could say either – it all depends on what you mean to say.
– Hannah
Mar 22 at 21:04
1
In the above context they are roughly equivalent, but in other cases there is a subtle difference. "Did well" implies an endeavor which was actually or metaphorically profitable, while "did the right thing" suggests you made a morally virtuous choice.
– Hot Licks
Mar 22 at 21:15