Mini-Lesson #53
Diction:
All together and
Altogether; All ready
and Already
From the
UWF Writing Lab’s 101
Grammar Mini-Lessons Series
All ready vs. Already
All ready; a pronoun plus an
adjective, means “all ready” or
“everyone is ready.” Already is an
adverb meaning “previously” or “by
a particular time.”
Examples:
The guests have already arrived.
We are all ready for the concert to
begin.
All together vs. Altogether
All together, like all ready, is a
pronoun plus an adjective. It
means “all are together.”
Altogether is an adverb meaning
“entirely.”
Examples:
I have an altogether different
impression of Mr. T.
The Webbs were all together at
Christmas time.