Untrained Ear
“Did you hear about my buddy John’s car crash?”
“Oh no I didn’t, is he ok?”
“Yeah they had to amputate his left arm. But he’s alright (all right) now.”
“That’s good to hear. It can be difficult to recover mentally and physically from an amputation, but it’s great to hear he’s… all.. right.. now. I see what you did there. NOW to the Untrained Ear, alright refers to doing well, like recovering fine. But in John’s case, alright is actually the homophone all right, because his left arm got cut off, so now he’s all right. You know who would love this? Eric. Let’s get him on the horn.”
“Oh no I didn’t, is he ok?”
“Yeah they had to amputate his left arm. But he’s alright (all right) now.”
“That’s good to hear. It can be difficult to recover mentally and physically from an amputation, but it’s great to hear he’s… all.. right.. now. I see what you did there. NOW to the Untrained Ear, alright refers to doing well, like recovering fine. But in John’s case, alright is actually the homophone all right, because his left arm got cut off, so now he’s all right. You know who would love this? Eric. Let’s get him on the horn.”
Untrained Ear by JimmyJimmersonThe6th October 7, 2026
