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all right   —   alright

“All right” (two words with a double ‘l’) means ‘safe, in good health; satisfactory; yes; certainly, etc.’,

e.g.

Within two days of the motor accident, the driver felt all right again.

Her performance is all right, but she could do better.

“Alright” (one word with a single ‘l’) is accepted by some as an adverb meaning “all right”, but’ most English people think “all right” is better English.  Some grammarians, however, condemn the word ‘alright’ and its usage saying that there is no such word and so it should never be used.

e.g. Alright, I’ll see you tomorrow.

Although the word “alright” is becoming very common now-a-days, it is best to practise using “all right” in its place.

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