Alrighty then

Is anyone else upset about the rejection of “alright” in English grammar. Instead it’s supposed to be “all right” but is that all right?

This really irritates me. “Alright” has always been in my life. People say it all the time around me so naturally it becomes a part of my speech but it’s not technically a real word. Yet I can’t replace it with saying “all right” because it’s both two words and simply doesn’t mean the same thing. If I ask you “how was the test?”and you say it was “all right” that implies you got a hundred, (or at least think you did) but if you say “alright” that means it was… ok, satisfactory, but not actually all right. Strangely enough, alright is never all right. It actually means that it’s not all right, but generally more right than not. I don’t like “all right”. It’s arrogant and out of place. I don’t know when I’d ever need to say something was “all right” because nothing is ever ALL right. But things are always alright.

I really like the word “alright”. You could say “ok” but that’s just pronouncing two letters and strikes me as an odd choice. It makes me feel like goofy. You could also say satisfactory but c’mon, that word is way too sterile to be used in actual conversation. Alright is prefect!! It’s the prefect balance of good and bad. It’s such a chill relaxed word and just sounds great! It’s also a great lyric for a song and has many more meaning and connotations than can be described.

So how has my semester gone? It’s been alright! Have I changed? In ways yes and no. Probably not fundamentally or physically. My morals are always maturing and my outlook on life constantly expanding, but I couldn’t tell you if these were directly related to my time at Baruch. I do know that I wouldn’t change anything about this first semester. I’ve worked hard and have had plenty of enjoyment from my time spent here in the city. Regardless of how I may or may not have changed, the experience was enjoyable.

Finally, my expectations told me the school was gonna be alright! And the expectations have certainly been met. I seem to always expect things to be alright because it’s the most realistic and the chance for this to be exceeded is better than if I expect great things. Although I’m optimistic I don’t care for over blowing something. If your expectations are modest than the outcome will seem all the more better for it. SO in this case Baruch has exceeded my “alright” expectations and i think it can even be considered great. I’ve met some great some people, had some great classes and I’m looking forward to continuing this trend. I can’t say I’m expecting the next semester to be great, but maybe it’ll be alright.