tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post1443552861912518278..comments2023-08-22T18:06:50.697+01:00Comments on Angry Sub-Editor: Is this word alright?Patrick Neylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809820426546001196noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-26986941021797969942011-10-31T16:30:53.479+00:002011-10-31T16:30:53.479+00:00Good post. I've been a fan of "alright&qu...Good post. I've been a fan of "alright" for many years, and I agree that the fact that it came along late is not much of a reason to disparage it.Jonathonhttp://www.arrantpedantry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-58644247257644106612011-10-05T13:39:56.746+01:002011-10-05T13:39:56.746+01:00Catie,
I hope it clarifies the issue, though every...Catie,<br />I hope it clarifies the issue, though everyone has to make up their own mind. I know that sounds a little conciliatory, but Placid Sub-Editor doesn't have much of a ring to it.<br /><br />Push,<br />I'm with you on that. There are many things to criticise Pete Townshend for (and one in particular), but not his music.Patrick Neylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809820426546001196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-68150598992733651342011-10-04T22:53:15.588+01:002011-10-04T22:53:15.588+01:00I must confess to having long been one of those wi...I must confess to having long been one of those with a mysterious yet deep-rooted aversion to 'alright', but I am moved by your argument for the distinction between it and 'all right'.<br /><br />(Damn, your Ts and Cs are powerful.)Catie Holdridgehttp://twitter.com/#!/cat_holdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-4923780563389890922011-10-03T18:36:42.802+01:002011-10-03T18:36:42.802+01:00If it's good enough for Pete Townshend - "...If it's good enough for Pete Townshend - "The Kids Are Alright" - it's good enough for me...Pushhttp://pushblog.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-15989443932792495402011-10-03T15:30:34.968+01:002011-10-03T15:30:34.968+01:00@LB
Gladly. Whereas 'altogether' and '...@LB<br />Gladly. Whereas 'altogether' and 'always' have meanings that are distinct from 'all together' and 'all ways', 'anymore' is just 'any' and 'more' gracelessly stuck together. Compare that with 'anyway', which is distinct from 'any way'.Patrick Neylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809820426546001196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-66219948006808870182011-10-03T15:01:00.140+01:002011-10-03T15:01:00.140+01:00At the risk of angering you any further, can you e...At the risk of angering you any further, can you explain your aversion to anymore?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02496400674002227162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-28220446528681427482011-10-03T08:57:23.957+01:002011-10-03T08:57:23.957+01:00Since I am a self confessed underchiever when it c...Since I am a self confessed underchiever when it comes to spelling, I've followed the all right argument for some time - it's what the dictionary tells me - despite the fact my instinct is to go with alright!<br />So thanks for giving me tacit permission to go with my gut for a change.<br />My argument has always been, we often say "everything is all right" or ask "Is Mich Walkdenhttp://michcommunication.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-87351827220689246392011-10-02T17:00:11.766+01:002011-10-02T17:00:11.766+01:00Glad to see I'm not alone in this thinking!Glad to see I'm not alone in this thinking!djwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01592073218947095173noreply@blogger.com