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It just required three minor alterations (punctuation and capitalization), so that's what I did. I think the sentence has value.
My annotation on the actual meaning would be that "I'm fine" is generally a better (not just more common) response to "How are you?" than "I am good". It avoids ambiguity, and will universally be considered correct, whereas "I am good" (or more likely "I'm good") is more likely to be perceived as slangy at best (or, coming from a non-native speaker, as indicative of a lack of mastery of English).
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In English, "I am good" usually means "I am a good person" (I don't do bad things) but can also mean "I am doing well" or "I am OK" but we would tend to say "I'm fine" instead.
added by alpha44, June 30, 2013
In English, "I am good" usually means "I am a good person" (I don't do bad things). It can also mean "I am doing well" or "I am OK", but we would tend to say "I'm fine" instead.
edited by AlanF_US, October 16, 2013
In English, "I am good" usually means "I am a good person" (I don't do bad things). It can also mean "I am doing well" or "I am OK", but in this case, we would tend to say "I'm fine" instead.
edited by AlanF_US, October 16, 2013
