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Is there any difference between ‘all ready’ and ‘already’? Answered On :2013-04-25 , Asked By : shanks123

 

Though the words sound identical and are spelled almost identically as well, still there is a vast difference between them.

All Ready: It means to say that something is absolutely completed or prepared. It’s used to emphasise the preparedness of something as opposed to using just ‘ready’. For example:

They were all ready for the meeting.

She was all ready and looking forward to the evening.

 

Already: It is used to show something that has happened before time or has happened unexpectedly earlier than planned. It is mainly used as an expression of surprise in sentences. For example:

They are here already?

She had already sent the applications by the time he called. 

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