alot

See also: a lot and allot

English

Adverb

alot (not comparable)

(nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative form of a lot (compare to awhile).

Noun

alot (uncountable)

(nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative form of a lot
- 2000, Teaching Secondary English, ed. Daniel Sheridan. [in a tenth-grade student's paper]
  There was alot of sex discrimination in the 60’s. For one thing there was no sports for girls and in alot of schools the female teachers were not allowed to get married or they could be fired.
- 2003, Matt Janacone, Three by the Sea
  It was alot of lumber, alot of condos, and Joe did not know alot about either of them, only that it was alot of money; he hated to throw his money into something he did not know alot about.
- 2005, Aphrodite Jones, Cruel Sacrifice [From the suicidal patient's own writing.]
  She talked about death: “My philosophy on life is it could be alot better. Like I would’ve never gotten into this mess if I wouldn’t have tried to commit suicide. Actually I was just trying to make myself sick. But then again it could be alot worse! [...]”

Usage notes

This spelling of "a lot" is frequent in informal writing but not generally accepted by arbiters of English usage. Others view it as a legitimate contraction. Some occurrences of alot in print may be typographical errors.

1993, The Columbia Guide to Standard American English calls alot “substandard” and notes that it is “increasingly found in informal correspondence and student writing” and “has as yet received no sanction in print except on the op-ed and sports pages.”
1996, The American Heritage Book of English Usage states that “alot is still considered an error in print” but notes that standard words have formed by fusion of the article with a noun, such as another and awhile, and suggests the possibility that alot may, like them, eventually enter standard usage.
2004, Jack Lynch Guide to Grammar and Style (entry dated 2004) flatly states this to be a two-word expression.
2004, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage also compares alot to awhile. It states alot to be “still regarded as nonstandard” and notes 50 appearances in the British National Corpus, “almost entirely from three sources: e-mail, TV autocue data, and TV newscripts.” It suggests that some usages of alot in typewritten use are to be considered merely typos of the standard a lot though its appearance in handwriting and typescript is “more significant, as the shadow of things to come.”

Anagrams

ATOL, Alto, Toal, alto, alto-, atlo-, lota, talo-, tola

Balinese

Noun

alot

tough

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese alot (ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦠ꧀).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈalɔt̚/
Hyphenation: alot

Noun

alot (first-person possessive alotku, second-person possessive alotmu, third-person possessive alotnya)

(dialect, Java) tough, hard.
Synonym: liat
Antonym: lancar

Javanese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

alot

tough, hard to pierce
not easily discouraged

Descendants

→ Indonesian: alot

Kiput

Etymology

From Proto-North Sarawak *alud.

Noun

alot

boat

单词	alot
释义	alot See also: a lot and allot English Adverb alot (not comparable) (nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative form of a lot (compare to awhile). Noun alot (uncountable) (nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative form of a lot 2000, Teaching Secondary English, ed. Daniel Sheridan. [in a tenth-grade student's paper] There was alot of sex discrimination in the 60’s. For one thing there was no sports for girls and in alot of schools the female teachers were not allowed to get married or they could be fired. 2003, Matt Janacone, Three by the Sea It was alot of lumber, alot of condos, and Joe did not know alot about either of them, only that it was alot of money; he hated to throw his money into something he did not know alot about. 2005, Aphrodite Jones, Cruel Sacrifice [From the suicidal patient's own writing.] She talked about death: “My philosophy on life is it could be alot better. Like I would’ve never gotten into this mess if I wouldn’t have tried to commit suicide. Actually I was just trying to make myself sick. But then again it could be alot worse! [...]” Usage notes This spelling of "a lot" is frequent in informal writing but not generally accepted by arbiters of English usage. Others view it as a legitimate contraction. Some occurrences of alot in print may be typographical errors. 1993, The Columbia Guide to Standard American English calls alot “substandard” and notes that it is “increasingly found in informal correspondence and student writing” and “has as yet received no sanction in print except on the op-ed and sports pages.” 1996, The American Heritage Book of English Usage states that “alot is still considered an error in print” but notes that standard words have formed by fusion of the article with a noun, such as another and awhile, and suggests the possibility that alot may, like them, eventually enter standard usage. 2004, Jack Lynch Guide to Grammar and Style (entry dated 2004) flatly states this to be a two-word expression. 2004, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage also compares alot to awhile. It states alot to be “still regarded as nonstandard” and notes 50 appearances in the British National Corpus, “almost entirely from three sources: e-mail, TV autocue data, and TV newscripts.” It suggests that some usages of alot in typewritten use are to be considered merely typos of the standard a lot though its appearance in handwriting and typescript is “more significant, as the shadow of things to come.” See also lotta moreso Anagrams ATOL, Alto, Toal, alto, alto-, atlo-, lota, talo-, tola Balinese Noun alot tough Indonesian Etymology From Javanese alot (ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦠ꧀). Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈalɔt̚/ Hyphenation: alot Noun alot (first-person possessive alotku, second-person possessive alotmu, third-person possessive alotnya) (dialect, Java) tough, hard. Synonym: liat Antonym: lancar Further reading “alot” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016. Javanese Etymology (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Adjective alot tough, hard to pierce not easily discouraged Descendants → Indonesian: alot Kiput Etymology From Proto-North Sarawak alud. Noun alot* boat
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alot

English

Adverb

Noun

Usage notes

See also

Anagrams

Balinese

Noun

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Javanese

Etymology

Adjective

Descendants

Kiput

Etymology

Noun