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

2. 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

3. Examples:  The guests have already arrived.  We are all ready for the concert to begin.

4. 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.”

5. Examples:  I have an altogether different impression of Mr. T.  The Webbs were all together at Christmas time.