Alright versus All Right
Some of words of English language are so much look alike to each other that it is impossible to find out the difference in meaning of both the terms and we end up using the wrong term at wrong place. One such example is the use of term alright and all right. Both terms are so common to use in day to day life and hence it becomes at most to know how to use them properly. One mistake and we end up using the term creating a scene of confusion among the reader.
In this article we are going to see meaning of both these two terms and also we are going to use them in sentences framing
Use of the term alright and all right in sentence framing
All right |
Alright |
Term is used to refer to an informal expression used to indicate that something is satisfactory, acceptable, or in good condition. It can also be used to express agreement or confirmation.
Use in sentences Sam assured us that the house was in an all right neighborhood, with good schools and amenities.
Sam, if you have any questions about the instructions, please don’t hesitate to ask until you’re completely clear about what to do. It’s important that we get it all right.
Sam has checked the schedule and will let you know if the proposed meeting time is all right with me. |
Term alright is the incorrect version of all right.
Generally framing sentences using term alright is avoided as it is not appreciated in formal English writings.
Use in sentences Sam is alright with going to the new restaurant for dinner if you are.
Sam’s performance in the game was alright, but he could do better with some practice.”
“Is it alright if Sam borrows your bike for a quick ride to the store?” |
Important note
As we have seen the meaning of both the terms and differences between two followed by used of both the terms in sentence framing it is equally important to know that the term alright is a corrupt version of term all right and should not be used at any cost especially in case of formal writing. The sentences we have created using term alright above, all are grammatically wrong and using this word can create a bad impression.
After learning the way to remember the difference lets now proceed to learning the correct pronunciation of these tem all right
All right is pronounced as [AWL] + [RYT]
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Summary
Now let’s quickly go through our learning from this article as first we learnt about the meaning of both the terms where we learnt that term alright means something that is satisfactory and at the same time we also learnt that term alright is a grammatical wrong version of term all right and it should be avoided at any cost. Also we have seen sentences framing using both terms which was followed by knowing the correct pronunciation of the term all right.
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