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■ Dear Mr. Buckley: No one challenged a headline in your Sept. 1 issue: “The Kids Aren’t Alright.” My not-so-new Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary snarls, “The form alright, though often used, is not recognized by authorities as proper.” Have the authorities relented?

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William F. Buckley Jr.

notes & asides

■ Dear Mr. Buckley: No one challenged a headline in your Sept. 1 issue: “The Kids Aren’t Alright.” My not-so-new Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary snarls, “The form alright, though often used, is not recognized by authorities as proper.” Have the authorities relented?