OK.  Here’s one.  I was listening to a talk radio show the other day.  The subject was some person who had become an internet sensation based on her restaurant reviews.  The person the host was interviewing mentioned that, in one of this person’s reviews, the reviewer had spent most of her time on the décor of the restaurant — basically ignoring the quality of the food.

The host suggested, “Maybe that means she didn’t like the food all that well.”

When I heard this, I realized that I’ve heard well used like that a lot.

This usage is clearly incorrect.  And again, it seems like the use of a few extra words got the speaker all confused.  I suspect he would never say, “She didn’t like the food well.”  (Although, one never knows.)

I mean, if you like something well, doesn’t that mean you’re darn good at likin’ stuff?

How about, “Maybe that means she didn’t like the food all that much,” or “very much.”

I have to ask myself again, is this just some guy trying to sound smart?  God forbid one should use “much” when one can say “well.”

And, at least he didn’t say, “She didn’t like it all that good.”

(Of course, none of what I write here addresses the issue of why it’s colloquially OK to say, “I liked the play well enough.”)