It's "I feel bad."
That's because "feel" is a linking, or connecting, verb. As its name indicates, a linking verb connects the subject with the adjective.
"I feel badly" means I'm very bad at feeling things. I run my fingers across the class and do a terrible job of it.
"I feel bad" means just that--I'm upset, sad, disappointed.
But, don't feel bad; lots of people get this one wrong.
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Make that "its name" rather than "it's name," and all will be well! I enjoy reading your posts!
Make that "its name" rather than "it's name," and all will be well! I enjoy reading your posts!
Thank you, Ema, (When grammar people make mistakes, we make them horribly.)
On a related note, what about the "How are you?" "I'm good." issue? Is it just a regional difference that has me preferring "fine" or "well" or "doing well" instead of "good"? The original answer seems to say that the person is "good" versus "bad."
I think it's not regional, but generational. (At least they're not feeling goodly.)
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