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Old 04-15-2010, 07:42 PM   #1752
DanaC
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On a more serious note: 'alright' is considered non-standard usage, and the more 'correct' way to express that sentiment would be 'all right'.

But ... there was a time when 'tomorrow' had to be treated as a compound word (to-morrow) and 'tomorrow' would have been considered incorrect. Language changes and evolves. The dropping of the second 'l' and the merging of the two words 'all' and 'right' is a natural progression and evolution of language.

It is a word if it is used by enough people as a word. Personally I have no problem with it. Alright?
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