Diction: All together and Altogether; All ready and Already From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series Mini-Lesson #53
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.” All ready vs. Already
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.