All right vs. alright?

[Sever]

Originally posted by Calaethis Dragonsbane: quote: Originally posted by Sever: Go and sleep with someone, all of you.

What makes you think some of us haven't? [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]If you need me to explain that, then you REALLY need to sleep with someone!

[Grojlach]

Well, I *am* majoring in English language and culture (as well as in American Studies), so I'm mostly interested in such a spelling controversy for study related reasons. It's not something that keeps me up at night or anything.

And thanks for the responses so far, much appreciated. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 09-20-2005, 05:50 AM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]

[Ivelliis]

Originally posted by Calaethis Dragonsbane: Maybe we British are anal about these things, but I've always been taught - in school at least - that "alright" is incorrect, especially in English class, and examiners hate it. Apparently, they hate a lot of other things, like swearing, but that's besides the point.

What? We're supposed to use "all right"? Perhaps that's what it's like down south but I use alright - perhaps that's just what us in the North do.

And I hope the examiners go lightly on me for using alright

[Brayf]

I have always been against the use of "alright", and until today I actually thought I was wrong (I just didn't like it)!

This is the highlight of my year.

[Aragorn1]

into and in to is another one of these i think. It's discussed in the notes at the start of 1984

[Sever]

a lot and alot.

[John D Harris]

Originally posted by Illumina Drathiran'ar: Hm. Leave it to the mistress of language to put so much thought into a post like this. I used to use "All right" exclusively, but this is a battle I'm willing to compromise on, for my own twisted reasons. "Alright" and "All right" have two different feels to them, so I switch up when I need to. "Alright" is casual and sporty and can never fail. If it were an article of clothing, it would be a cute black cocktail dress and a pair of pumps. "Just a sec, I need to get my shoes on... Alright, let's go." "All right" is more dramatic. It's an evening gown with a split 3/4 up the side. It's a Mardi Gras costume. It's a pair of red spike heels. It's a head scarf and dark sunglasses.

Much abliged for the visual there Miss Illumina Ma'am, Black cocktail dress and pumps ARRRRRROOOO GGGGRRRRRR *Pant* *pant* AAAARRRRRRROOOOOOO
Evening Gown with a split 3/4 up the side and red spike heels. AAAAAARRRRRRROOOOOOOO *Pant* *PANT* AAARRRRRRRRROOOOOO GGGGGRRRRRR AAAAARRRROOOOOO

[Brayf]

Originally posted by Sever: a lot and alot.

Alot is definitely not a word, no matter what!

[Timber Loftis]

I love to see people be anal retentive about something so alive and ever-changing as the English language.

Is "ain't" a word? It was simply poor English when I was a kid, now it's a bona fide word.

Googling is a verb, and you can find it in many dictionaries.

"Odor" at one time meant a foul smell, and the term "pleasant odor" had no meaning.

Thousands of other examples abound. Sometime around the year 1066 the English language suffered a paradigm shift that caused it to be a very living language, forever struggling and growing to adopt, incorporate, amalgamate and change words, structure and concepts. So, if it ain't accepted practice now... then just wait.

[ 09-21-2005, 01:53 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]

[Melcheor]

Odor or odour? maybe its a british thing. Is googlewhackblatt a bona fide word yet?