like when you say how are you doing and they say alright all right lol which is it?
2006-09-25 10:54:20 · 7 answers · asked by andy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is supposed to be spelled two words: all right. However, with the common American vernacular, I see it spelled the other way all the time, as if people associated it more with the word "already." In fact, that is also a common combination. "All right, already" might be used to say you have had enough of something, and it's time to change the subject or move onto something new. For proper English, I promise you it is really two words. Thanks.
2006-09-25 11:41:23 · answer #1 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the proper way is all right. But with the American English classes they have started to teach it to child as a compound word making it alright. So in reality it is okay to spell it either way.
2006-09-26 09:08:19 · answer #2 · answered by Nunya B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct spelling of the word is all right. Alright is a colloquial contraction of all right, and therefore should not be used in writing unless contained in dialogue (that is how it first achieved common usage).
2006-09-27 23:20:31 · answer #3 · answered by Brian S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alright. english is a very confusing language. all right?
2006-09-25 18:15:39 · answer #4 · answered by *bubbles* 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's all right...
2006-09-25 18:22:38 · answer #5 · answered by Jo-Anne C 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're an idiot, then it's " a'yte " as in, "you got dat straight, a'yte?"
2006-09-25 18:51:06 · answer #6 · answered by Few Find It 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alright...
2006-09-25 18:00:59 · answer #7 · answered by japanese cherry blossoms 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋