Just a grammar question, tried to google it but can't get onto google...I think either is okay but would like some clarification.
Thanks
Just a grammar question, tried to google it but can't get onto google...I think either is okay but would like some clarification.
Thanks
Sorry, Damien - alright is correct, actually.
I know this as fact since I had the exact same issue with my last story. I originally used 'okay' (in speech), my beta-reader objected, and I found that word wasn't used in any written work before 1840- something.
'Alright', however, was used in the mid 1700s so I used that instead.
Unfortunately, 'all ways' and 'all together' prove Victoria's point that you can't always (sorry) use the contracted form :)
I'm not entirely sure we can blame this one on the Americans. The contracted form has been steadily increasing in use on both sides of the pond.
Just remember that it can't always be used. If something is completely correct it is all right.
e.g. Tom's sums were all right.
Lisa felt alright.
Many people use 'alright' unaware that it is not widely accepted as a word. It should be written 'all right'. However, the merger of 'all right' to 'alright' has been underway for over a century, and it is becoming more acceptable. Mergers such as 'altogether' and 'already' are fully acceptable. They are far older than 'alright'.