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Alright is a pretty underused word these days isn't it? Any other underused words you can think of that were once in common usage?
I was just transcribing some interviews and I noticed I used the word 'alright' and then thought, hmm, it doesn't look right.. And I think that's probably just because people don't tend to use that word much now? Agree? or Disagree? Do you use it?
I realize now that I never write alright, but I do say "alrighty, then." And, as used there I would never type all righty then. I would, however, type are the girls all ready (not already) to go? This has made me aware of it, anyway. It seems to be a definition thing as well as a just don't do it thing.
Image result for alright vs all right The form alright is a one-word spelling of the phrase all right. Alright is commonly used in written dialogue and informal writing, but all right is the only acceptable form in edited writing. Basically, it is not all right to use alright in standard English.
Bullsnot. There is no "standard" English. There is only the way the man on the evening news talks. There are no rules in English, only local traditions. Any way you talk is alright (not "all right".)
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