All right
I often heard someone say a sentence ended with "all right". It sounded sarcastic to me. I tried to Google such usage or the exact meaning or intention but I failed. Could someone shed some light?
The last one I heard most recently was "He is here all right."
Top answer
'all right' at the end of a sentence can express displeasure or frustration. Maybe that's what you heard. The more literal meaning is "certainly", "without a doubt".
- 'all right' at the end of a sentence can express displeasure or frustration.
- Maybe that's what you heard.
- The more literal meaning is "certainly", "without a doubt".
- She has pneumonia all right.
- It's expensive all right.
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'all right' at the end of a sentence can express displeasure or frustration.
Maybe that's what you heard.
The more literal meaning is "certainly", "without a doubt".
She has pneumonia all right.
It's expensive all right.
It's cold all right.
Here's another one where "without a doubt" shades into anger:
She'll hear about this, all ri
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