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Cabaire
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 Message 161 of 162
10 May 2014 at 9:59am | IP Logged 
This is off-topic, but I was always taught that (at least in British English), "I am good" means "I am a good person", which would be presumptuous, if you only want to say "I am fine" or "well".
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Elexi
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 Message 162 of 162
10 May 2014 at 8:52pm | IP Logged 
I don't think that matches current usages. 'I'm good' would serve just as well for 'I'm
fine/well'
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