“Alot” — no, “a lot”

Harry — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:48:42 +0000

I see it all the time and every time I see it I immediately presume the writer is semi-literate. There is no such word as “alot” and since “a lot” is a correct (though informal) way of expressing a quantity, the use of “alot” is ignorant, at best. Yes, I am a member of the Word Police.

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“Alot” — no, “a lot”