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Rule "Everything went good (well) until I checked out the competition"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Everything went good (well) until I checked out the competition
Message: The adverb 'well' may be more appropriate in this context.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Everything went good until I checked out the competition.
    Correction suggestion: well
  • Gears shifted good, clutch felt good, but no movement.
    Correction suggestion: well
  • They all played good, but, after Ricky Williams and Hodges Mitchell, our expectations are very high.
    Correction suggestion: well
  • I was on resperidone and it worked good, but this past year I missed a couple doses and had a relapse.
    Correction suggestion: well
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Cake was good.
  • They worked too good!
ID: EVERYTHING_WENT_GOOD [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-31 22:33:08 +0100)