After performing a solid paso doble last night, Carrie Ann Inaba instructed timid Susan Lucci to announce to the audience, “I’m doing good!”

Eek!

When you’re describing an action, such as a dance performance, you must use an adverb. “I’m doing well!” Susan should’ve declared. (And wouldn’t it have been something if the soft spoken actress had corrected the outspoken judge right then and there, in front of millions of viewers?)

Adjectives only work with linking verbs, when you’re describing an emotion or a sense. After the paso doble, Tony smelled bad. (Not badly.) Susan looked good. (Not well.) I feel bad for Susan. (Not badly — to feel badly is to have a poor sense of touch, such as numb finger tips.)

Got it, Carrie Ann? You’re sounding more like Paula Abdul every day.