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How often do you use the term 'righto'?



 
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How often do you use the term 'righto'? #1 (permalink) Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:52 am   How often do you use the term 'righto'?
 

Hello everbody, how are you today? Can you please tell me where the term righto is used? I understand it must be a variation of right and it is used to express your agreement with somebody or to say tha you have understood something. I came across this word in a British text book for ESL learners. My question is whether righto is still popular in if it's used in other English language countries too.
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Righto (Right ho) #2 (permalink) Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:24 am   Righto (Right ho)
 

Hi Nicole,

Righto (also right ho) is proabably regarded as a little oldfashioned today and means the same as all right/OK. It is used a lot by the characters in the novels of my favourite English novelist, P G Wodehouse, who writes humorous novels set in the early part of last century. In fact one particular book is called Right Ho Jeeves - Jeeves is the name of the butlet in many novels.

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