aw-right

[neil]

on 14/6/05 5:18 pm, Dennis R. Preston at preston at MSU.EDU wrote:

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> arnold,
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> Good point; the rules don't work at all for more general l-vocalizers
> like me (i.e., those who distinguish barbeque from grilling).
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> dInIs
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Is 'barbeque' the American spelling of 'barbecue'?

>> On Jun 14, 2005, at 7:46 AM, Larry Horn wrote:
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>>> At 6:36 AM -0700 6/14/05, James Smith wrote:
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>>>> 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"]
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>> just to hammer home a point here:  this particular l-vocalization
>> occurs in the speech of people who are not generally l-vocalizers --
>> people like larry and me.
>>
>> a moment of entertainment: i little while back i got an indignant
>> message from a correspondent incensed at my defense of "trepidatious"
>> on Language Log some time ago.  the header of the message:
>> I assume you think "alright" is a word, too.
>>
>> (i've chosen not to respond.)
>>
>> arnold (zwicky at csli.stanford.edu)
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