Dictionary dot com at http://dictionary.reference.com/search? q=alright&x=0&y=0 states in a Usage Note (an Usage Note? No, nevermind...) that "The form ALRIGHT as a one-word spelling of the phrase ALL RIGHT in all of its senses probably arose by analogy with such words as already and altogether. Although ALRIGHT is a common spelling in written dialogue and in other types of informal writing, ALL RIGHT is used in more formal, edited writing."
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Dictionary dot com at http://dictionary.reference.com/search?
q=alright&x=0&y=0 states in a Usage Note (an Usage Note? No, nevermind...) that "The form ALRIGHT as a one-word spelling of the phrase ALL RIGHT in all of its senses probably arose by analogy with such words as already and altogether. Although ALRIGHT is a common spelling in written dialogue and in other types of informal writing, ALL RIGHT is used in more formal, edited writing."
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