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as i read through this site i realise that there are many words which i realise have not been blthered about. many of them are common words and could have great things written about them
click here
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maybe because people just don't know how to spell.
a_lot is two words, not one. If you spell it as one word then it has two "l"s
Allot meaning :to assign as a share or portion or to distribute by or as if by lot.
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skalix
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you know, this is really two words a and lot meaning much
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minnesota_chris
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language is constantly changing. If a lot of young people are typing "alot" alot, in a generation it will become a new word. We'll see it appear in dictionaries within our lifetimes, I betcha.
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spiffy
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for the last time... it's TWO words!! A LOT. alot is not a word.
sorry... people always misspelling it bugs me.
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AACK! No, no, no! It is NOT two word. "allot" means to portion out parts of the whole to a group of recipients as needed, typically evenly.
Oh, wait... you mean "a LOT", as in a surveyed parcel of land. I see. Nevermind, that is two words.
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Rob
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That's right. I don't want to talk about "a lot" (ie. a parcel of land). However, I've enjoyed this conversation "alot" (That's the way I was taught!) Thanks.
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Charles
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I've heard the same tune from teachers discouraging use of the word "ain't" which is now right there in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. To the teachers I give the middle finger right along with those who knit-picked the -in my opinion- proper use of double-negatives through emphasis(ex. "I don't want to just sit here and *not* do something about it, but I don't know what I *should* do either")
I agree with those who predict it will be a part of our language soon enough, just listen to when it's used in a sentence, it sounds like 'allot'. I can't wait ot be able to use it guilt free in microsoft word.
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:)
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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO
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JRH
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"Alot" is slang.
80,000,000 google matches--
That's alot.
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Kind of like alright.
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khalimaram
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just like you wouldn't write alittle, you shouldn't write alot.
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yourmom
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however, "ain't" is also regarded by Merriam-Webster as improper usage, i.e., SLANG.
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yourmom
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http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/ain't
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biff
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it's a word. deal with it. If ginormous can make it.... I mean c'mon. yada yada....
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storm
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It bothers me alittle.
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You people are pissing me off. Seriously!
I've won multiple spelling Bee's since 4th Grade and still hate seeing the phrase spelled a lot.
I prefer alot. It looks better & is fundamentally correct. "A lot", is an actual pile of something. "Alot" is a huge amount of anything.
I'm one of the most anal individuals when it comes to correct spellings of words, but I have utter disregard for the bashing of the word "ALOT"
I'm a Millenium Kidd & can't wait to see "ALOT" in the dictionary.
Idiots! Leave it be.
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what's it to you?
who
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