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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Linguistics Studies

Showing inconsistency.

Dr Goodword has said:

"To write already, also, always, although as single words, and spell alright as two, would be inconsistent, a rule breaker."

http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=196

Is he/she right?
  

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been that ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ are not suitable terms for settling issues of grammar" (same link). So he's as right as he is wrong. " I'm with Randy, though when I'm careful, I use two words.

— Mister Micawber

  • been that ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ are not suitable terms for settling issues of grammar" (same link).
  • So he's as right as he is wrong.
  • " I'm with Randy, though when I'm careful, I use two words.
  • Also, OneLook's overview: Quick definitions ( alright ) ?
  • adjective : nonstandard usage ?
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To quote the good Dr: "My position has always...been that ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ are not suitable terms for settling issues of grammar" (same link). So he's as right as he is wrong.

I'm sure you noticed that 'Randy' (same link) says "The Oxford English Dictionary (online) includes ‘alright’ as a variant spelling of ‘all right’." I'm with Randy, though when I'm careful, I use two w
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< I'm with Randy, though when I'm careful, I use two words.>

So for you," alright" and "all right" always have the same meaning, do they?

"e.g.

The food is alright/all right."
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This is DrG's conclusion:

Conclusion: it is alright to spell alright alright so long as you mean “OK”.
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At least that's what usually happens when I'm typing.
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I'm intrigued by the good doctor's line in analogical inference:


A woolly bear is not a bear, a ladyfinger is not a finger, and a ladybird is not a bird, as we have noted previously in this blog. By the same token, alright is not the same as all right.

But if his logic is doubtful, his entomology is sound.

By the way, you
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I didn't see your opinion at that link. What is it?
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Anonymous
I didn't see your opinion at that link. What is it?


I don't have an opinion, Anon.

MrP
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