The all right vs. alright question is surprisingly complicated, as Merrill Perlman learned when she tried to solve it in the Columbia Journalism Review back in 2008.

Why did all right come to be spelled as alright? By analogy with the others, of course. There's also a family name Alright that has been around for centuries (a modified version of Ailright ).

A Word, Please: Is ‘alright’ all right? Alternate spellings can give writers (and editors) a headache. Brisket, pork ribs and beef rib from Ragtop Fern’s BBQ.

We've all heard it by now. Matthew McConaughey's famous Oscar phrase: "All right, all right, all right." But when he says it, it sounds like "alright, alright, alright." Some of you may know the ...

Q. Is it ever correct to spell “all right” as one word (“alright”)? — Bill Ward, Simsbury A. The little, lost puppy “Alright” sits whimpering at the doorway of standard English ...

What's Matthew McConaughey's signature phrase? Is it "Alright, alright, alright?" Or "All right, all right, all right?" Who knows for sure. But for Stephan Pastis, the question became a comic ...

We have aproblem, people. Of this, I am appositive. Rampant confusion over awhile/a while, alot/a lot/allot, alright/all right and already/all ready has left me apoplectic. My issues with errant a ...