Doings

[stoutfellow]

Why is there no convenient word for the opposite of "fault"? (Bad thing happens - "It's his fault!" Good thing happens - "It's his ???!") (No, "doing" doesn't cut it - that can be bad or good.)

Any options?

Comments

[graydon]

Achievement, usually?

[stoutfellow]

That's a possibility, but it doesn't seem to me to have the air of moral praise I'm thinking of.

[ndrosen]

Credit or thanks, perhaps, although these may not be the exact opposite of fault. "Credit should be given to Susan," or "The problem was fixed, no thanks to John."