Recent activity on this thread goes to illustrate Brian's first assertion - "Why English is so difficult".
Easy to type something and press "send". If it had said "a group that is set up to do good works" there would have been no discussion.
Like Allan, during my working life, I was occasionally called a do-gooder. I took it as a complement.
Since I married an Irish woman 31 years ago I have wrestled with English being difficult.

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Yes, Shaun, you're right. And I apologise for unreasonable grumpiness in advanced old age....

Just noticed something in Brian's post on 7th that we all possibly missed.
He typed - 'do-gooders' - note the quotes which I always take to mean "so-called", and are usually taken to denote a criticism of those who use a term rather than a criticism of those to whom the term is applied.
English can, indeed, be difficult.

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Why English is so difficult? Did you really mean 'complement' Shaun?

Doug

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As I said Doug, pressing send before checking is easy.

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I do it all the time, Shaun. QED!

Doug

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"The rear view mirror is always clearer than the windshield"

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Wasn't that one of Confuseus's sayings, Alec?

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