aright

Hi,

It seems OK to me and it's in my Canadian English dictionary.

However, I wouldn't say it's commonly used.

Best wishes, Clive

Again, thank you very much, Clive.

I was taught (AmE) never to use "aright" or "alright".
I was taught that the only acceptable form is "all right".

CJ

(I hope that's the word you're referring to.)

aright means correct (hardly used in AmE)

all right means agreeable, safe, good.

alright isn't a word.

I think I may have heard it before but it is not in common use, no. One of those pretty much obsolete words.

'Did I hear you aright?'

I'm afraid "alright" is another form of "all right" in BrE, Vorpar.

The "a" in "aright" is prepositional, and means "on", "in", "to", etc. (Thus "aright" = "in a right fashion" = "correctly".)

You mostly come across "aright" in set phrases such as:

1. If I understand you aright...

2. If I heard aright...

Elsewhere, it would sound odd or rustic.

MrP

Great information, MrPedantic! Thank you very much.

Elsewhere, it would sound odd or rustic.

Elsewhere? My AmE ears find it odd in the 'set phrases' as well!
(I was afraid this wasn't just a misspelling of "all right", and I was right.)
CJ

Hi guys,

It seems to me that 'aright' is related to words like 'awry' and 'amiss'.

Clive