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Lucato Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
"Is everithing all right?"
0 Hi folks, I got a doubt. I've heard people saying: 02 br
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00 Hi how is it going? Is everything all right? 02 br
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00 So, my doubt is: 02 br
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00 When I mention "everything" isn't it the same as "all" in the question above? So, shouldn't I just say "Is everithing right?" instead of "Is everything all right?". 02 br
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00 Thanks. 0-
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00 Hi how is it going? Is everything all right? 02 br
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00 So, my doubt is: 02 br
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00 When I mention "everything" isn't it the same as "all" in the question above? So, shouldn't I just say "Is everithing right?" instead of "Is everything all right?". 02 br
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00 Thanks. 0-
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0 'All right' here stands for 'okay'. ). 02 br 02 br 00 [8] 0-
- 0 'All right' here stands for 'okay'.
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0 'All right' here stands for 'okay'. (i.e.: Are you okay/all right?). However I'd use 'okay' instead of 'all right'. 02 br
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0 The word "all" must be grouped with "right", not with "everything". 02 br
00 "all" is not a repetition of the idea of "everything"; it is a modifier of "right". 02 br
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00 Everything is [all / totally / completely] right. 02 br
00 Is everything [all / totally / completely] right? 02 br
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00 "all right" is the idiomatic expressio
00 "all" is not a repetition of the idea of "everything"; it is a modifier of "right". 02 br
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00 Everything is [all / totally / completely] right. 02 br
00 Is everything [all / totally / completely] right? 02 br
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00 "all right" is the idiomatic expressio
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