All or all means the entire lot, set or quantity of--
Did you have to eat all of the cookies?
He spent all of his money on comic books.
All may also mean completely--
Are you all right?
Is it all finished?
Awl or awl ( rhymes with all ) means a tool used for boring holes--
He made a new hole in his belt with an awl.
Don't let junior play with the awl. It's sharp, and he might get hurt.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"If I had an awl, I could make new holes for all of the shoelaces."
Note--"all right" is always 2 words, meaning "is everything right?", or "everything is right"--
Are you all right?
We are all right.
Are the answers all right?
The answers are all right.
"Already" ( one word, one "l" ) means "so soon?" or "so quickly"--
Is it quitting time already?
Are we already home?
We are already home!
Are we going already?
We are going already!
"All ready" ( 2 words, 2 "l's" ) means "everything or everyone set to go", or "everything or everyone prepared"--
I was waiting until dinner was all ready to call everyone to the table.
We are all ready to go.
We are all ready to go already.
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alley, ally
Alley or alley ( rhymes with valley ) means a narrow street or the space between two buildings--
The alley was too narrow for a plow, so they had to shovel it when it snowed.
They kept the trash cans in the alley.
People bowl in a bowling alley.
Ally or ally ( sounds like al--lie ) means a friend for a particular purpose, as in a war or political campaign--
He became an ally of the popular candidate after dropping out of the race himself.
Since we signed the treaty, our country has been an ally of their country.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The cat got in a fight in the alley, but found an unexpected ally in the neighbor's dog."
Note--the plural ( more than one ) of "alley" is "alleys"--
We have been in all the bowling alleys in town.
The plural of "ally" is "allies"--
Russia and the United States were allies in both world wars.
Not to be confused with "allay", meaning to relieve or diminish--
Her mom told her a story to allay her fear of the dark.
Laughter is believed to allay pain.
The alley was too narrow for a plow, so they had to shovel it when it snowed.
They kept the trash cans in the alley.
People bowl in a bowling alley.
Ally or ally ( sounds like al--lie ) means a friend for a particular purpose, as in a war or political campaign--
He became an ally of the popular candidate after dropping out of the race himself.
Since we signed the treaty, our country has been an ally of their country.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The cat got in a fight in the alley, but found an unexpected ally in the neighbor's dog."
Note--the plural ( more than one ) of "alley" is "alleys"--
We have been in all the bowling alleys in town.
The plural of "ally" is "allies"--
Russia and the United States were allies in both world wars.
Not to be confused with "allay", meaning to relieve or diminish--
Her mom told her a story to allay her fear of the dark.
Laughter is believed to allay pain.
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