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there is no such word as alot :tongue:

if there's one thing I learned from my teacher in English class in high school, that was it....it's a lot, not alot :rant:

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actually, ain't IS in the dictionary, so it IS a word.....alot on the other hand isn't. :tongue:

ain't
1. Contraction of am not.
2. Used also as a contraction for are not, is not, has not, and have not.
 
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if you think that's bad, there's this moron who posts on a mailing list i subscribe to and she spells it ALLOT! one of these days, i will quote her "allot" and tell her this:

Main Entry: al?lot
Pronunciation: &-'l?t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): al?lot?ted; al?lot?ting
Etymology: Middle English alotten, from Middle French aloter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + lot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hlot lot
Date: 15th century
1 : to assign as a share or portion <allot 10 minutes for the speech>
2 : to distribute by or as if by lot <allot seats to the press>
- al?lot?ter noun
Main Entry: lot
Pronunciation: 'l?t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hlot; akin to Old High German hlOz
Date: before 12th century
1 : an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance
2 a : the use of lots as a means of deciding something b : the resulting choice
3 a : something that comes to one upon whom a lot has fallen : SHARE b : one's way of life or worldly fate : FORTUNE
4 a : a portion of land b : a measured parcel of land having fixed boundaries and designated on a plot or survey c : a motion-picture studio and its adjoining property
5 a : a number of units of an article, a single article, or a parcel of articles offered as one item (as in an auction sale) b : all the members of a present group, kind, or quantity -- used with the
6 a : a number of associated persons : SET b : KIND, SORT
7 : a considerable quantity or extent <a lot of money> <lots of friends>
synonym see FATE
- a lot 1 : to a considerable degree or extent <this is a lot nicer> 2 : OFTEN, FREQUENTLY <runs a lot every day> 3 : LOTS
 
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I never understood ever why people ever used "alot" in the first place.

Melon
 
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