aw-right

[Laurence Horn]

At 6:36 AM -0700 6/14/05, James Smith wrote:
>Anyway, the word is "awright".
>

and only when it *is* a word.  So,

"The kids are all right/alright/ = awright"  (= 'they're fine, no prob')
"The kids are all right/*alright/*= awright" (= 'none of them are wrong')

Which supports the utility of the non-standard but popular "alright"
spelling indicating wordhood, especially given the parallel to:

"The kids are {already/*all ready} gone"  [for me, opt. = "awready"]
"The kids are {all ready/*already} to go" [for me, =/= "awready"]

Larry


>--- "Baker, John" <JMB at STRADLEY.COM> wrote:
>
>>  ...  While
>>  the same argument does not apply to "alright," I
>>  believe it is out of place in formal writing.
>
>>
>>  John Baker
>
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