'a' is not conjoined with the word 'lot' as in whole. so therefore it is wrote "a lot". Is this true?
2007-09-08 16:32:08 · 8 answers · asked by ShullyR 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A lot is correct. 2 words.
2007-09-08 16:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by dcc045 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is true about "a lot" being 2 words, and most English teachers will mark it wrong if spelled as one word. If you want the word that means to "give out in equal portions", the word is ALLOT.
PS: The correct phrasing above is "it is WRITTEN", not "it is wrote".
2007-09-09 01:11:22 · answer #2 · answered by jan51601 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is entirely correct. The actual meaning of the phrase is a lot, as in "a great deal", or "a great bit", so it's a phrase, not one word.
It is confusing, since it's one of those phrases which is consistently spelled as a single word. Now that you know the correct spelling, you can spell it correctly and avoid the spelling Nazis!
2007-09-08 23:38:45 · answer #3 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is true, and is written "a lot". Not "wrote".
What's hard to believe, for me, is how uneducated everybody is about it. A lot of people spell it wrong, meaning they omit the punctuation of an extra space.
2007-09-08 23:40:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, yes, yes! It is 'a lot'. I'm glad you have realised. So many people think that it is one word.
There is a word 'allot' (all one word). It is a verb.
e.g. I will allot ten points to the person with the correct answer.
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2007-09-09 03:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-09-09 00:14:07 · answer #6 · answered by co0kiecrumbz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it truth a lot is correct but alot is not correct....i remember my eng teacher said that ...
2007-09-08 23:40:00 · answer #7 · answered by freelance812 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes- its true and I make the sme mistake "a lot"
2007-09-08 23:39:58 · answer #8 · answered by scrapenguin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋