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“All right” is the preferred spelling by most dictionaries.
“Alright” is not officially accepted, but its use is increasing.
All right
This pair does NOT follow the pattern of “all ready/already” or “all together/altogether.”
The generally accepted form is two words, “all right.”
As one word, “alright” is becoming more acceptable, but for formal usage, stay with the two words. See the usage notes in wictionary.org.
Examples:
- When he took the test, his answers were all right.
- (Preferred)
- “Alright now, let’s get our act together.”
- (Informal usage)
- Whatever you want to do is all right with me.
- (Preferred)
- He wasn’t very happy, but when asked how he was, he answered, “I’m alright.”
- (Informal usage)
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