Alot or A Lot?

rogersgeorge on July 10th, 2019

Well, neither. It’s not “alot” but “allot.” Here’s an example of doing it wrong:

http://www.mrfitz.com/strips.php?date=2019-05-04

One word, allot, means to distribute something evenly in pieces, such as when a parent allots each child one piece of candy.

When you write about a bunch of something, you say that you have a lot of it. You could say there’s a lot of candy in the bowl.

There ain’t no such word as “alot.” Don’t use it.

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