A lot of people misuse "alot"

[mysid]

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[ardatli]

Hee! I always think of the Hyperbole and a Half blog post when I see 'alot' anywhere.

[mysid]

Me too!

[gehayi]

You need to read this, because it's VERY funny.

The Alot Is Better Than You at Everything

[mysid]

I have read it. Look! It's in my links list and everything!

[trintiff]

"acantaloupe" aporkchop" ROFL!! Thank you for sharing this! I am extremely OCD about spelling and grammar. Sometimes I'll stop reading a fic if a word is consistently spelled wrong and used "a lot" of times. Instead of screaming and tearing my hair out, I just stop reading. :-D

Hugs, Cindy

[mysid]

I'll often stop when I see too many spelling/grammar mistakes too. I do have a pretty high tolerance for "alot" as I know how common it is, but I do feel an "itch" to correct it.

[brit_columbia]

My tolerance is higher than it used to be. Long ago, I actually used to send companies emails correcting the spelling on their websites and printed materials. Finally I asked myself why the hell I was wasting my time when I wasn't being paid for it. My suggestions obviously went unappreciated because if all those companies truly cared about spelling and grammar they would have had their text proofread before printing a thousand brochures or signing off on the print ad. It's not a high priority for a lot of people.

Anyway, I tell myself that the English language is always evolving, and for all we know, in two hundred years, 'alot' may well be an accepted alternative of 'a lot', and today's texting abbreviations may have become the norm!

[eqfe]

"or all we know, in two hundred years, 'alot' may well be an accepted alternative of 'a lot', and today's texting abbreviations may have become the norm!" Interesting question. English has always evolved faster than Miriam Webster and co were willing to accepts. The idiotic phrase "Ain't" ain't in the dictionary was true for decades before a word whose meaning was known by everyone in the English speaking world before a few random "scholars" decided to accept it.

[eqfe]

"I know their are many on my friends' list who agree with this boy (and his grumpy face)" was the misuse of "their" to prompt another discussion?

[mysid]

Oops! No, that would be a lack of proofreading. Fixed now, thanks!