Word demon quizzes from last week are coming home today. A quick note about "all right" and "a while." I prefer for students to use those spellings, as they seem to be the proper spellings, even though "alright" and "awhile" are indeed acceptable. Source:
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/all-right-versus-alright.aspx
"Awhile" is an adverb, but it's much more commonly used as a noun, especially by fourth graders. "A while" is the proper version when "while" is a noun (It's been a while since...). Source:
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/a-while-awhile.aspx
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The Kids are Alright
ReplyDeletehttp://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19990604
You got me thinking about this. This site takes on the debate too. Although it sides with 'all right', it does remind us that great writers like Joyce James and Flannery O'Conner used the spelling, 'alright'.
Thanks for giving us all something to think about while setting the record straight.
Leah