well my new english teacher says you spell alot like "a lot" but i was taught that you spell it like "alot"
she yells at us if we dont spell it like her
she once gave someone detention for spelling it wrong!
is she right or wrong?
2007-04-07 18:05:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I went to elementry school in the early 90s and I could have sworn my teacher told me it was one word. It wasn't until junior high that I remember learning it was actually 2 words. I think some teachers out there just don't know what they are talking about.
Trust me though...it is 2 words.
2007-04-11 09:15:54 · answer #1 · answered by Blue Sky Dreamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, your new English teacher is right about spelling "a lot." You can always go to a dictionary and look up the words you need to spell. In this case, you would have to look up "lot" and then conclude that "a lot" is two words. You won't find "alot" in a dictionary.
I don't think you should give someone detention for a grammatical or spelling error. If she does do it, I hope she doesn't do it a lot.
2007-04-07 18:15:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The correct spelling is 'a lot' and not 'alot'. The spelling 'alot' has not yet been accepted in the dictionary, to the best of my knowledge. Maybe, due to popular usage, it may find a place in dictionaries soon. Till then, it is better to write 'a lot', so that any teacher should accept it as correct.
2007-04-07 18:50:22 · answer #3 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but it is "a lot". Try writing it in something that you can spell check and see what happens. If you spell it alot, it should correct it for you.
2007-04-07 18:10:31 · answer #4 · answered by mom of 2 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Listen, choochoo, there is no such word as 'alot'.
They are two separate words - a lot.
e.g.
There are a lot of people in the room.
I like her a lot.
The farmer gave me a lot of apples
There is another word, spelt 'allot' but that does not have the same meaning as 'a lot'.
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2007-04-07 20:41:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I will not yell at you. Even if my answer isn't the one you choose. But I would appreciate it a lot if you gave them to me anyways. LOL See below.
WordNet - Cite This Source
a lot
adverb
to a very great degree or extent; "I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal"
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
2007-04-08 11:54:08 · answer #6 · answered by carly071 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is correct in the spelling, but not in the detentions.
2007-04-07 18:29:21 · answer #7 · answered by Rossy P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-27 02:54:36 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe it can be spelled either way. depending on preference.
although my past 2 english teachers pefer it as "a lot"
2007-04-07 18:17:59 · answer #9 · answered by wondering!! 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
i have no idea, my english teacher tells us to spell it "alot"
2007-04-07 18:08:54 · answer #10 · answered by Me, Myself, and I 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋