Many people spell the words “a lot” “alot” as one word, is it now acceptable in terms of proper spelling?
or is it just a very common misspelling?
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Verry common mispelling..
i do it all the time..
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It’s not correct to spell it as one word, but as with all languages including the english language, words are morphed and added/removed all of the time. I suppose it’s not wrong only if enough people come to the consensus that it’s no longer incorrect.
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No, in proper English usage it is not correct. But as you might have noticed from this website, grammar is not a big priority for a lot of people.
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There is no such word as “alot.” It is not considered acceptable, and never has been.
It’s one of the most common errors people make.
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5 years ago
Common mispelling. I always spell it “a lot”.
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i would use ‘alot’ as one word, it just seems odd as using it as 2 words. and plus i see it more often as 1 word.
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It seems to be. I also think the same goes for “anyways”-
I can’t stand to here it pronounced with an “s” at the end.
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No, but it happens a lot. You must not allot any importance to it.
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Just doesn’t look right to me. There seems to be more and more sloppy grammar and I think it is just laziness.
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alot is correct and a lot is correct. No misspelling.
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