392: 'feel good' versus 'feel well' Jan 4, 2016

There is some confusion over whether to say 'feel good' 'feel well'. While both are correct by anyone's standards, there are two different circumstances in which to use them. 'Feel' is a linking verb which means is connects a noun to the adjective which modifies it (ex 'is' in "the woman is kind"). For that reason, if a person is sick that person does not feel good, because the "not good" is attributes to the noun, not the verb. If someone did not posses sensitive fingers, that person would not feel well, because "not well" is attributed to the verb, not the noun.