Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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Xofer

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March 7, 2021

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“I’m just saying”

  • March 7, 2021, 3:30pm

I have long wondered about the gratuitous use of “well,” as in “She had complications after her surgery, and they were ‘well,’ complicated.” What part of speech is “well” here?