all right?

[hediye]

Is it correct if i use " all right? Or are you all right?" Instead of "How are you?" In greeting with others and my friends?

Is this usage of " all right?" Correct and standard English?

 

[Rover_KE]

Is it correct to use "all right"? Or "Are you all right?" Instead of "How are you?" in greeting [STRIKE]with[/STRIKE] others and my friends?

Is this usage of "all right?" correct and standard English?

Yes, it is.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Just continue to use "all right" and eschew "alright".

 

[Tdol]

Is this usage of " all right?" Correct and standard English?

Yes, but don't use it formally, unless you think someone is ill, needs help or has been hurt, etc.

 

[Skrej]

Just continue to use "all right" and eschew "alright".

Hmm. What about "aight"? :-D

 

[MikeNewYork]

Even worse. :shock:

 

[Barb_D]

If someone asked me "are you all right?" I would think I must look like something is wrong. It's simply not a casual greeting like "hey, how are ya?" or "what's up?" ... At least, not in my circles.

 

[TheParser]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


If you want to greet someone, you might say, "Hello" or ""How are you?" or "What's up, dude?" or "What's happening?" (The last two questions might be asked by young people.)

It would seem very strange (and even ominous) if someone asked me, "Are you all right?" I might answer, "Why do you ask? Have you heard that something had happened to me?"

If you were walking down the street and saw someone fall down, you might go up to her and ask, "Are you all right / OK?" Shall I call an ambulance?"

In such a case, you certainly would NOT ask her, "How are you?"

 

[Eckaslike]

Yes, I agree.

"All right" = "Is everything going well for you today?"

"Are you all right?" = "You look ill, are you ok?" or "I heard you were unwell, are you all right now?"

In my experience people will usually say "All right?" or, "How are you?" or, "How's it going today?".

A while ago there was a spate of people in Wales saying "What's occurring?", as Nessa, one of the main characters in a hit comedy show called Gavin & Stacey, used to say it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmdl4mt_p0c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqnxDhc5ByI

 

[Tdol]

"All right" = "Is everything going well for you today?"

We do normally drop the verb and subject in this way in the UK with this meaning.

 

[Barb_D]

"All right" is not a common greeting on this side of the Atlantic.

 

[Raymott]

And "alright" is perfectly normal in AusE.

 

[Tdol]

Orright? is common enough in the UK.

 

[Raymott]

Orright? is common enough in the UK.

Maybe. But I meant that 'alright' was not only common, but morphologically correct and acceptable.
I wouldn't claim the same for the following:
A: Owyagoin'?
B: Bonza, mate.

 

[Tdol]

I'm happy with alright and use it.