GOOD AT & GOOD WITH
1. In general, "good at" is used with
areas of expertise:
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Stephen Hawking is good at physics.
o
Roger Federer is good at tennis.
o
Elementary-school teachers have to be good at child psychology.
"Good with" is used with specific objects or people:
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Stephen Hawking is good with equations.
o
Roger Federer is good with a tennis racquet.
o
Elementary-school teachers have to be good with children.
The word "computers" can be treated as either an area
of expertise or a set of individual objects. Therefore, it's permissible to say
either "good at computers" or "good with computers".
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Another note: Gerunds fall into the "good at" category since they're generalized actions:
Welcome to the forum!
Another note: Gerunds fall into the "good at" category since they're generalized actions:
o
Stephen Hawking is good at understanding complex
equations.
o
Roger Federer is good at handling a tennis
racquet.
o
Elementary-school teachers have to be good at dealing with children.
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