'That's well good'

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My daughter (in her twenties) uses the word 'well' instead of very / really.

'That's well interesting'
'That's a well sweet message'
And 'wellllll good'

Is this normal? It's very annoying. She started when she was a teen and I hoped she'd grow out of it. I cringe a bit when I hear it / worry it might make her look immature at work.

I know that IAMBU to care but please tell me - is this how all young people speak?

It's a 90s phrase and the 90s are back.

The other alternative is ‘proper’. That was proper tasty; I’m proper cold.

Sounds normal to me, I am nearly 50 and it was standard in Essex when I was growing up.

It's better than pure. DS was describing a friend who borrows but never pays back as 'pure scabby'.

I thought that was a London kind of thing. Down sauf. well good mayte

Does she also say 'toilet' and 'pardon'?
Similar indicator of social class.

Is she from 1990’s South London?

pure scabby
Said a lot in Ireland. ''She's pure scabby,not so much as a biscuit was I offered! '

It is very 1990s and I used to do this.

She'll grow out of it.

@Notimeforaname in all fairness his mother is like that. Wouldn't ask if you'd a mouth on you at all.

In common usage when I was at secondary school in South London in the early eighties.

@Imissmoominmama

The other alternative is ‘proper’. That was proper tasty; I’m proper cold.

Or southwest - Proper Job or Ideal. That confuses people when DP's native accent comes out, rather than the generic one he developed when he left the moors for the bright lights.

God, some of the terminology I used, circa 10-15 yrs ago (on Facebook memories) is really cringe. I don't talk like that now, I turned into a well good grown up.

It's in the bible (God was "well pleased" several times), so I suppose the phrase has been around for a while!

Is that back in fashion again? Have they started referring to things as naff again yet?

in all fairness his mother is like that. Wouldn't ask if you'd a mouth on you at all

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According to my DS everything is cracked, sick, thick, cooked, or goated.

What on earth does "goated" mean??

If you keep correcting her she'll continue to do it.
Better is to ignore and assume she'll learn when to speak properly (work) and when it doesn't matter
Or
Start using it yourself at which point she'll be horrified and stop pretty sharpish.

My DSis' in laws (in their 60s) say this all the time and they are from Essex. It could be a class and a geographical thing. I do find it irritating though, but I recognise that is just me being an ass.
If it were my DD I would encourage her to use very instead, also me being an ass maybe.

@DontBuyANewMumCashmere ok but she is 27 and a qualified solicitor. Not a student so work hasn't knocked it out of her.

I don't correct her but maybe I will start using it too, see if it stops.

Loads of people use these sorts of words, I've yet to hear one in the workplace though.

i am in my 30s i still say it

Normal to me.

Jesus, she's 27? YABU to try and police her language or be worrying about their career prospects when she's a solicitor.