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Useless trivia: There\'s A LOT of alot about.

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HotRodMatt If it\'s old or rare - cut it!

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#299364
Do a search on the forum using the not-word "alot".

It will confirm the trivial notion I had that it is the most common error in the English language.

I got bored after clicking next at the bottom of 35 pages... plus my tea-break ended.

[Edited on 27-1-2005 by HotRodMatt]

andrewh Officially Full-On Dubber

284 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#299366
It's good to see though that the first result of this search in Google is a page explaining why alot is not a real word.
From: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/alot.html
Perhaps this common spelling error began because there does exist in English a word spelled “allot” which is a verb meaning to apportion or grant. The correct form, with “a” and “lot” separated by a space is perhaps not often encountered in print because formal writers usually use other expressions such as “a great deal,” “often,” etc. If you can’t remember the rule, just remind yourself that just as you wouldn’t write “alittle” you shouldn’t write “alot.”

ColumBUS Hail To The Bus Driver!

3,601 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#299389
got nerd?

zac_smits Coolest Person Ever!

3,634 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#299410
alot of the stuff on avd isn't related..

like alot of us in the tomorrow thread real lives...

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