Monthly Archives: March 2013

PenPal says:

Is it all right or alright?
All right is the correct spelling of this term.

Incorrect: It is alright to call me after 10:00 a.m.
Correct: It is all right to call me after 10:00 a.m.

Unfortunately, we’re now seeing more and more incorrect usage of the “alright” spelling. The reason? Inattentive writers have accidentally transferred the spelling pattern of the words “already,” “altogether,” and “almost” (correct spelling) to “all right” and merged the two words to “alright” (incorrect).

To be accurate and professional in your writing, please remember the following correct usage of all right: I have already used the words “all right” in this short article.

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About PenPal…
Cathy Kodra works as an independent editor in Knoxville, TN. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including Roanoke Review, New Millennium Writings, Common Ground Review, Now & Then, Cavalier Literary Couture, Slow Trains, Still Crazy, The Medulla Review, Prime Mincer, Yemassee, and others. She is a contributing editor for New Millennium Writings and past guest poetry editor for The Medulla Review. She was first runner up in Prime Mincer’s 2011 Poetry Contest, judged by Rodney Jones, and took first place in the 2012 Old Gray Cemetery Poetry Contest. Cathy’s first poetry chapbook, Thin Ice, was published in 2011 by Medulla Publishing.

Cathy is a member of the Knoxville Writers’ Guild and of two local writing groups. An avid reader and writer, she is currently working on two poetry collections and a collection of short stories. Her hobbies include gardening and vegan cooking, and she lives happily with her husband Ron, two dogs, and a cat. She can be reached at www.cathykodra.com.