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“Alot”

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TheClanoftheDook · 11/10/2025 12:46

Appreciate I’ll be called all the arseholes for this one. But I am actually interested.

I see this constantly. On here. In real life. On another thread, there is an apparent “commercial lawyer” using it.

Why? Where does it come from? How are people looking at “alot” and thinking it’s a word? Aren’t you having to fight the autocorrect to use it? I did. It autocorrected my title more than once.

So. If you use “alot” - why?

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Buxusmortus · 11/10/2025 13:03

TheClanoftheDook · 11/10/2025 13:00

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O yes, forgot that one. Also per say and on route.

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TheClanoftheDook · 11/10/2025 13:01

Toadetta · 11/10/2025 12:59

I don't use alot but quite like "abit." Sorry 😊

What do you like about it?

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TheClanoftheDook · 11/10/2025 13:00

Buxusmortus · 11/10/2025 12:59

A large number of people are thick and lazy as shit and have no intention of trying to improve their spelling.

On here you see it all, so many people who don't know the difference between "their", "there" and "they're", use apostrophes in the wrong place, use "loose" when they mean "lose", and use "his" for "he's". So "alot" just adds to their demonstrations of stupidity.

I find it bizarre because my grandchild knew how to spell all those words correctly at primary school.

As you say, autocorrect flags it up so people must just ignore that.

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OneNattyReader · 11/10/2025 13:00

Gatekeeper · 11/10/2025 12:59

Bollocks...they manage with every other word

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You don't either make thousands of typos, or none at all. Most people make one or two.

Zov · 11/10/2025 13:00

YouMightLikeCats · 11/10/2025 12:49

Where does it come from?

People grow them in their alotments

😂

Gatekeeper · 11/10/2025 12:59

OneNattyReader · 11/10/2025 12:58

People don't always hit the space button accurately.

Bollocks...they manage with every other word

Buxusmortus · 11/10/2025 12:59

A large number of people are thick and lazy as shit and have no intention of trying to improve their spelling.

On here you see it all, so many people who don't know the difference between "their", "there" and "they're", use apostrophes in the wrong place, use "loose" when they mean "lose", and use "his" for "he's". So "alot" just adds to their demonstrations of stupidity.

I find it bizarre because my grandchild knew how to spell all those words correctly at primary school.

As you say, autocorrect flags it up so people must just ignore that.

Toadetta · 11/10/2025 12:59

I don't use alot but quite like "abit." Sorry 😊

OneNattyReader · 11/10/2025 12:58

People don't always hit the space button accurately.

RaraRachael · 11/10/2025 12:56

If I want to type "were" my phone autocorrects it to "we're"

So annoying

Pomped · 11/10/2025 12:55

It’s up there with “his” rather than “he’s”

springintoaction2 · 11/10/2025 12:54

@TheClanoftheDook because many people

a) don't care

b) are pretty stupid

Wonderknicks · 11/10/2025 12:53

My phone auto corrects a lot to alot. I have to look out for it & correct it back!

Berlinlover · 11/10/2025 12:53

It’s bad but not as bad as noone.

Gatekeeper · 11/10/2025 12:52

I saw 'afew' on here the other day!

GreyCloudsLooming · 11/10/2025 12:51

To make a matching set with “abit”.

YouMightLikeCats · 11/10/2025 12:49

Where does it come from?

People grow them in their alotments

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