I have a degree in English so I know the correct answer. However, I have a pet peeve regarding these words and I have seen them misspelled all over the place. So, who can tell me the correct answer?
2007-05-24 08:18:46 · 30 answers · asked by Sptfyr 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
A lot of people allot the incorrect spelling and say 'alot'.
2007-05-24 08:21:16 · answer #1 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alot is misguided; it extremely is meant to be "a lot" for the meaning "many". Allot means some thing diverse: Verb: provide or apportion (some thing) to somebody as a proportion or activity.
2016-11-05 06:35:25 · answer #2 · answered by gripp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, it depends on the meaning, which you did not specify.
If you are looking for the correct spelling of the phrase which means very many, or very much, then it is "a lot."
If you are looking for the correct spelling of the word which means to parcel out or assign, then it is "allot."
If you are looking for the correct spelling of a place name (I don't remember where it is located), then it is "Alot."
2007-05-24 08:32:48 · answer #3 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a lot : Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry: much
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: lots
Synonyms: a lot*, abundance, amplitude, appreciable amount, barrel, breadth, completeness, copiousness, excess, exuberance, fullness, gobs*, great quantity, heaps*, loads*, lots*, lump, mass, mess*, mountain, multiplicity, oodles*, overage, oversupply, pack, peck, pile, plentifulness, plenty, plethora, profuseness, riches, scads*, sufficiency, superfluity, thousands, tons*, very much, volume, wealth
Notes: many means being one of a large indefinite number, while much means great in quantity, degree, or extent
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)
Copyright © 2007 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
* = informal or slang
2007-05-24 08:35:00 · answer #4 · answered by Penny D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot
at the beinning of the sentance
a lot mid centance.
2007-05-24 08:29:42 · answer #5 · answered by NETTY J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is also a pet peeve of mine because I see it used incorrectly... a lot!
2007-05-24 08:23:32 · answer #6 · answered by Pahd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people will answer this correctly. Frankly though I have never seen this error.
2007-05-24 08:22:56 · answer #7 · answered by Moondog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Alot" is not a word. "Allot" is a word that means "to parcel out, distribute or apportion. "A lot" is a phrase meaning "quite a bit, a large number, many, considerable or considerably."
2007-05-24 08:32:49 · answer #8 · answered by hebejebe54 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people spell it as alot but technically it should be a lot.
2007-05-24 08:21:06 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ Sarah K ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A LOT is correct.
However, because of constant use, ALOT is now sometimes accepted.
2007-05-24 08:26:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋