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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

English language

Is it "all are welcome" or "all are welcomed"? Which is correct?
  

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Depends on your intent. All are welcome (to the party). They are all invited or free to attend.

— Shawn79

  • Depends on your intent.
  • All are welcome (to the party).
  • They are all invited or free to attend.
  • All are welcomed (to the party).
  • This sounds a bit unusual but would be the passive with the past participle of "to welcome" with the meaning that each person has been welcomed by someone.
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Depends on your intent.

All are welcome (to the party). They are all invited or free to attend.
All are welcomed (to the party). This sounds a bit unusual but would be the passive with the past participle of "to welcome" with the meaning that each person has been welcomed by someone.

Have I made the distinction clear?
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Both are correct. Depends on how you want to use it.

I welcomed them. So all are welcomed.

All are welcome to my home.

Also I'd like to ask you Shawn79 whether I can use in this situation;

A: Thank you.
B: You are welcome

A: Thank you.
B: Thank you.
C: Thank you.

D: (You) All are welcome.
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Yes, you're very close Nugso. "You" is required, but "all" is optional. Here are the ways I might respond to several "Thank you"s:

You're welcome!
You all are welcome!
You're all welcome!

The contraction is preferred. I can't promise the last example is grammatically perfect, with "all" after the verb, but it sounds best for everyday use.
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