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We had an argument about whether alright was a word? Don't remember that one.
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TEd, YCLIU!  We shore did... (now I wonder if Darby Conley is ever gonna get elected to the AHD's usage panel...)
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You're certainly not alone in your concern, Dub'. We have already heard from many people on this matter, among whom, your name is included.
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Whereas the loss of the hyphen in words using non makes me sigh.
The rule I learned was to hyphenate "non" words except in those cases where the use of a hyphen is, by its nature, uncalled for (i.e. nonsense or nonagenarian.)
So wouldn't it be - most rightly (if not correctly) -
non-standard?
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wow, I just checked MW on nonstandard, and there's no hyphen.
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the loss of the hyphen in words using non makes me sigh.
The non- in nonagenarian is a whole nother non-.
The hyphen can be an ephemeral thang that has its moment in the sun and evaporates as the mist before the hot afternoon sun. Between base ball and baseball, and co-existing with both for a while we had base-ball.
The lost hyphen I've always mourned (but I'm getting over it as time goes on) is the one in coworker. Always looks like somebody who orks cows without it.
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I had no idea that "alright" had come up for discussion. I was referring to the main subject of the cartoon - not an incidental sidepoint. The "old argument" it reminded me of was the debate about naming years (just like in the cartoon, people).
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