Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Grammar Girl, Grammar Girl's, QDnow, and Quick and Dirty Tips are all trademarks of Macmillan Holdings, LLC. And other “all” words—are they one or two words? Or both? troll grammar word nazi's destroying the art of misusing or misspelling words. as if codifying language will somehow produce something more than stuffy desiccated drivel. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=21010#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=21010#Comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:52:22 GMT Jean grammar I just wrote a sentence yesterday... "That time should be alright." Now I am worried it is grammatically incorrect. My way of thinking at the time is this... All is encompassing a multititude of things, and I was expressing that this one time would be fine! Any remarks on this! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=20953#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=20953#Comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:48:08 GMT Omorose Panya grammar I use "alright" for expressions and "all right" for everything else. We can't deny that people shout "ALL RIGHT!" when they are excited, much like how they shout "Awesome!" or "Righteous!" (Or is that one basically archaic? lol...) I don't think the standard meanings of "all right" fit well enough as an expression. Don't get me wrong---I know it's not a formal usage. That's just what I do =) Thanks for the podcast. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=20757#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=20757#Comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:22:45 GMT Scott grammar I have a particular use of "alright" to offer, and its meaning is very clear in conversational English: "I saw you there alright." Imagine the speaker using a disapproving tone, as if the person he saw should not have been there. Using "all right" would connote the good condition of the person viewed. I hope this makes a good case. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=18970#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=18970#Comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:23:17 GMT Janet grammar I never know when to use certain words in a particular fashion such as "a lot" or "alot". These are nifty little tips to remember along the way. You never know when they just might come up! Thanks! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=18698#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=18698#Comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:15:44 GMT jobs in dubai grammar We're all together to praise this post altogether. Hope you're already all ready to say welcome. Alright then let's pray for the confusions to get all right. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=18462#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=18462#Comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:06:43 GMT Theresa Armstrong grammar I love the things I learn from you. Can you help me help my girls to learn how to spell. I have a 4 year old and a two year old and I want to give them a good start, without pushing or reading the dictionary. I just want to be prepared and give them a better understanding of the love of language than I had. Respectfully, Theresa http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=17989#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=17989#Comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:48:38 GMT Rex grammar The word "alright" is defined as "another spelling of all right that some people think is incorrect" from Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=17590#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=17590#Comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:57:09 GMT Westley Turner grammar I get called on 'alright' all the time by folks in my critique group, but then again, they also complain about 'colour', 'tyre', and 'aluminium'. :-) I feel fine using it because according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, 'alright' entered the English language in 1887 with a usage comment of: The one-word spelling alright appeared some 75 years after all right itself had reappeared from a 400-year-long absence. Since the early 20th century some critics have insisted alright is wrong, but it has its defenders and its users. It is less frequent than all right but remains in common use especially in journalistic and business publications. It is quite common in fictional dialogue, and is used occasionally in other writing . http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=17568#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=17568#Comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:45:41 GMT goofy grammar To clarify my previous comment: the American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style doesn't contradict itself. "Alright" is a word with a different meaning from "all right", but this has nothing to do with whether it is standard or not. Standardness is not the same thing as wordhood. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=17475#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx?commentid=17475#Comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:44:32 GMT Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:52:22 GMT http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us