Is 'alright' acceptable in formal English?

[Tdol]

'Alright' appears in many dictionaries nowadays. Can we use it anywhere?

I think that 'alright' is fine. Though, when I'm writing I use 'all right' because Word thinks it's correct, and 'alright' is incorrect.

I think that's the debate you were looking for. I might be a missing an angle here, but, oh well.

[Tdol]

Word is seriously dodgy on language issues. The grammar check drives me up the wqall.

Some dictionaries, like Cobuild, accept it at face value, while the OED questions it.

Well, when dictionaries cannot come to a consensus, and both mean the same thing, than I don't think it really matters which one you use.

BTW, I hate seeing those little squiggly red lines, therefore I try to conform to Word's dictionary if I'm not sure. Although, if I know I'm right, I just ignore it.

[Tdol]

I wouldn't mark it wrong. I think it's fine.