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Thu 29 Jan, 2004 12:21 am
I was told by many english teachers that it is a lot, and write it as such, but most people I see write it as alot. Why is this?
It is a lot.
There is no such word as alot.
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Alot is an error. To allot is to apportion. Maybe that's the confusion.
It seems to stem from people who don't pay attention to how words are spelled and rely solely on the phonetic nature of speech. This has also produced such misspellings and non-words as prolly/probly and has also eventually led to colloquialisms becoming part of common speech (all right and alright).
Somehow I only see the perpetuation of such trends, as dictionaries (at least in the States) are more often including wrong or misguided terms, and misspelled words.
Yup, a lot is the way to go.
Amazing what you can find out by opening a dictionary. It's a book! Anyone remember those?
I had a lot,it was a large lot and it waS not used a lot. So we did allot this lot so each family member has a lot of their own.
Wilso wrote:Amazing what you can find out by opening a dictionary. It's a book! Anyone remember those?
Sure, about the same amount as the people who remember their manners. Remember those?
Craven de Kere wrote:Wilso wrote:Amazing what you can find out by opening a dictionary. It's a book! Anyone remember those?
Sure, about the same amount as the people who remember their manners. Remember those?
It was supposed to be a bit of humour! For f**ks sake, lighten up.
Or then again don't. When crap like that is the first thing I read in the morning, my attitude tends to be f**k him. If someone doesn't like it, they can kiss my arse!!!
I don't much care if it was intended as humor Wilso. It makes little difference in effect regardless of intent.
As to who should lighten up.....
Edit: reponsing to your edited addition about kissing your rear I will note that that is not what will happen but that if you continue to be rude to others here your ability to do so will simply be removed. Leaving you with only said option if you do not like it.
Eastree wrote:It seems to stem from people who don't pay attention to how words are spelled and rely solely on the phonetic nature of speech.
In 1980 I won a bet of £50 over my supposed misuse of the word "illicit", I was actually saying "elicit".
There was a time when people would automatically open a book in order to find information. These days people (including myself) tend to go straight to a computer. I was attempting to make a commentary on that aspect of modern life without spelling it out as I did above. Craven. you of all people is one who I would credit with the intelligence to see the naunce that the comment was intended to convey.
Quote:Craven. you of all people is one who I would credit with ...
... you ARE one ...
hahahahaha
Any grammar BOOK (or web sire) would tell you that!!
sorry ... I'm not being seriously critical
ahem
(I SHOULD go back to edit) site
Oh my - hoisting with own petards all over the place....
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