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To: Peach
>> You really don't mind being wrong, do you?

I'm not wrong. I don't care how many illiterates you work with, it doesn't make your case. Above, I cited the best dictionary of American English ever published -- an unabridged -- namely, "alright - all right; a form commonly used but not recognized by authorities as in good use." It's not good English.

Lawyers are notoriously bad writers. If you want to look to them for your spelling rules, go ahead.

1,294 posted on 09/11/2006 6:42:57 PM PDT by T'wit (It is not possible to "go too far" criticizing liberals. No matter what you say, they're worse.)
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To: T'wit

Hello?

I don't know which version of Merriam-Webster you looked at, but that is the EXACT dictionary I've repeatedly quoted which says it's acceptable and in fact common usage in business and journalism and fiction writing.

So get over yourself, you twit.

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/alright


1,295 posted on 09/11/2006 6:50:24 PM PDT by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they captured or killed.)
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