Really well / Really good

[Bullet4MyValentine]

"But it doesn't work really well."
"But it doesn't work really good."
Which one is correct and which one is not?
I think "Really well" is wrong even though it sounds normal, because both Really and Well are adverbs.
On the other hand, many people use "Really well".
Thanks in advance!

 

[Gwan]

Welcome to the forums! Remember to search (for example, type in 'well good' in the search box) before posting. There are already many threads dealing with your question, for example this one http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=177798

 

[Bullet4MyValentine]

Thanks Gwan, but I know the difference between Good and Well (Good is an adjective and Well is an adverb)
But I want to know whether it's correct to use "Really well" or not, I'm confused because both Really and Well are adverbs. (I've seen many people use "Really well" but I think it's wrong)
Thanks again!

 

[owlman5]

You can modify one adverb with another: She runs really fast.

 

[Bullet4MyValentine]

Wow, that's new to me (I knew it's possible to modify adverbs with adjectives, but I didn't know you can modify one adverb with another)
Thanks!

 

[Gwan]

Sorry, I don't think I read your question thoroughly enough to see what, specifically, was confusing you. As owlman says, you can certainly use two adverbs together, and as you will (hopefully) have noticed in the thread I linked to, 'it doesn't work really well' is considered to be the grammatically-correct form, although you will hear many people saying 'it doesn't work real(ly) good'.

 

[rainbow84uk]

I don't know if it's just me, but "really well" sounds slightly strange to me in the negative. Not wrong, but odd.

I would almost always use "very", "particularly" or something similar with a negative:

It doesn't work very well.
It doesn't work particularly well.

In speech, I might also use "(all) that":

It doesn't work that well.