I would add "alot" to the mix.
     >
Craig

My preference is to give students knowledge and to let them make choices.
> I
> tell them that most educated writers (including the editors of almost
> every
> magazine, newspaper, and publishing house) use "all right" and not
> "alright," but the latter is used by a minority of writers, and its use
> may
> be growing. They can use "alright" if they like, but they can expect that
> a
> number of their readers may judge them on it. They might think twice
> before
> using "alright" in a college application essay or in a job application
> letter.
>
> Language is democratic, and if enough people join the "alright" bandwagon,
> it will become accepted the way "another" and "altogether" are accepted.
> Everyone is free to jump on that bandwagon, but it doesn't hurt to weigh
> the
> consequences.
>
> Dick
>
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Castilleja, Janet <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>  If ‘another’ can be a word, why not ‘alright’?  I’m never marking this
>> wrong again.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Janet
>>
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