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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Using "all right"

Hi,

Wondering if it is correct or idiomatic to say (or write):

The problem is all right now.

Checking on google for "problem is all right now" returns only one result. Is there another (maybe more idiomatic) way of saying the same thing? Thanks.
  

Top answer

Hi, Perhaps The problem is OK now . But more common would be something like Everything is OK now. It's the situation that is OK, not really the problem.

— Clive

  • Hi, Perhaps The problem is OK now .
  • But more common would be something like Everything is OK now.
  • It's the situation that is OK, not really the problem.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

Perhaps The problem is OK now. But more common would be something like Everything is OK now.

It's the situation that is OK, not really the problem.

Best wishes, Clive
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Hi Clive,

Thanks. Just wondering... is there a situation when we would say something like:

The ..... is all right now.

Actually, I use "all right" and "OK" almost interchangeably.
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The problem is solved. Everything is all right now.

CJ
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Hi,

is there a situation when we would say something like:

The ..... is all right now.

Sure, lots of situations. eg She was very sick, but the child is all right now. (or . . .is OK now).

Clive
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Hi CalifJim and Clive,

Thanks very much for your replies!
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