Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them:
ALL RIGHT / ALRIGHT
These two representations of the idea that everything is A-OK mean exactly the same thing. However, even though alright is now considered reputable, all right is more common and, among people of a certain age, anyway, definitely preferable. So, in formal writing, I would advise using all right. Otherwise, you may come across as appearing uneducated.
INFORMAL: And that’s when we knew everything would be alright.
PREFERABLE: And that’s when we knew everything would be all right.
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