Subject: A question
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Posted on: 2014-03-23 10:25:00 UTC
This keeps bugging me: is it spelled 'alright', 'allright', 'all-right' or another way entirely?
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A question by
on 2014-03-23 10:25:00 UTC
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There was actually a discussion about it by
on 2014-03-23 21:08:00 UTC
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not too long ago on this very Board. World-Jumper, in the context of misunderstanding a post from hS meant to be humourous, spells out the differences.
But to summarize, Pippa's Ghost is off. The difference beween "alright" and "all right" is in the usage:
When referring to someone's well-being or to say that something is acceptable, use alright:
"Are you alright?"
Q: "How did you do on the test?"
A: "I did alright."
Otherwise, use all right:
"Those cans were all right there! I don't know where they could be now?"
(Speaking to a group of people:) "Your opinions are all right, in their own way, but each one of you has missed a crucial point." -
It's not nearly as cut and dry as that. by
on 2014-03-23 23:02:00 UTC
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While it might have a small populist following, 'alright' is still not technically accepted on a wider literary scale. 'All right' is the more commonly used phrase in writing.
Part of it, I think, is going to come down to personal preference. Me? I don't like 'alright' for two major reasons. First, it doesn't look very good. Second, we have plenty of preexisting words that mean 'alright'. Fine. Okay. Acceptable. Decent.
It's something of a word in flux, to put things short. -
Yes, that was my question. by
on 2014-03-23 21:19:00 UTC
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The 'asking about one's wellbeing' one, not the two words one.
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It depends which conutry you're in by
on 2014-03-23 19:54:00 UTC
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In British usage, it's "all right" if you're using it as an adjective, but "alright" for using it as an adverb.
Or at least it was until a few decades ago. Nowadays the trend is towards using the American-style "all right" for all situations. -
country* (nm) by
on 2014-03-23 19:59:00 UTC
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Orl write. (nm) by
on 2014-03-23 16:39:00 UTC
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"All right." It's two separate words. (nm) by
on 2014-03-23 14:13:00 UTC
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