I've Decided to Make "Alot" a word

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And some other words, too. I've been around this Earth a LONG time and have published 2 books ( Try My Hand), so come along with me as I tell ya what I've found: The American language is fluid and new words (that make NO sense to me) are being added alot. Now, I think it's time to add "alot", to it. So to me, the word "lot' is a noun- parking lot, used car lot, a parcel of land is a "lot", when you order a batch of something( ammo, medicine, Gummy Bears, etc), you get a "lot" number. IT makes NO sense to me when a realtor says, "I have a lot of a lot, to allot." wha,,????? "So, you're allotting part of a lot?" "NO, I have MANY lots to allot." OH, "So you have ALOT of lots to allot." YES. OK, so "alot" is now a word. IN my opening statement, I didn't say I've been a round. We recognize "a round" as being something that's round. And then, "along", I didn't say "a long", again, we recognize "a long" as a measurement( a long barrel). And "again" We don't say "a gain", we know that as an increase. So again, I go along with saying alot, cause I say "alot", alot. Lastly, i like to say "I's", to mean "I was". I use it all the time. So you see, I's thinking I's right all along....lol
 
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Thought-Provoking Thought.

I've allotted a bit of time and I hope not to add a lot of confusion.
By sheer coincidence, I just finished a fascinating book given to me by a high school English teacher. It's called: "Mother Tongue" by Bill Bryson (Penguin Books) which explores just how words come into use and why we sometimes have two or more words that mean the same thing such as to rear a child or raise a child.

According to the author, if enough people endorse your idea and the word makes it into use, it could eventually be added to the major dictionaries. Words come and go and meanings change over time.

My personal opinion is that we don't need "allot" when "a lot" will do. If you're out to invent words, as Bryson points out, we have a word to describe something that's either near or far but there's no English word to describe something half way between near and far.
 
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I've Decided to Make "Alot" a word

CCHGN said:
And some other words, too. I've been around this Earth a LONG time and have published 2 books ( Try My Hand), so come along with me as I tell ya what I've found: The American language is fluid and new words (that make NO sense to me) are being added alot. Now, I think it's time to add "alot", to it. So to me, the word "lot' is a noun- parking lot, used car lot, a parcel of land is a "lot", when you order a batch of something( ammo, medicine, Gummy Bears, etc), you get a "lot" number. IT makes NO sense to me when a realtor says, "I have a lot of a lot, to allot." wha,,????? "So, you're allotting part of a lot?" "NO, I have MANY lots to allot." OH, "So you have ALOT of lots to allot." YES. OK, so "alot" is now a word. IN my opening statement, I didn't say I've been a round. We recognize "a round" as being something that's round. And then, "along", I didn't say "a long", again, we recognize "a long" as a measurement( a long barrel). And "again" We don't say "a gain", we know that as an increase. So again, I go along with saying alot, cause I say "alot", alot. Lastly, i like to say "I's", to mean "I was". I use it all the time. So you see, I's thinking I's right all along....lol
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Of course there’s the often used word tuit (or toit) when your talking about around...

Bob


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I like your thinking, but there is a problem. It is found in the fact that “a lot” is a noun and in its function as a substitute for much and many requires a prepositional construction with “of”.

So your new word “alot” still doesn’t really solve the issue. Much money is still alot of money, not alot money.

I would favor the suggestion to go all-out and make the new word “alotta” (the double-t assuring correct pronounciation).

Unfortunately, nobody will pay alotta money for this grand simplification of English. It’s alotta more elegant ... umm .. wait, that doesn’t sound right ....
 
I always must catch myself when I have the frequent urge to say or write "a lot" or "alot" when I mean to say "Many" or "Much" or any other indefinite descriptive term referring to a large amount, volume, mass, or quantity of something.
 
Speaking of getting creative with words ...

(... although I have to be careful not to get dinged for creative spelling again, but I think this isn’t what the forum rules are about)

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While you're at this; would you add: shure? I've always had problems with that word. As it is spelled, correctly, it is spelled like sir; not shure. I won't even get into mouse and mice as in house and hice? My English is a second language.
 
I manage to get by with plain ole “good ole boy” language most of which gets dinged here so I can’t really say much more. Course I’m just a deplorable southern gun totin redneck so what else would anyone expect. Have always been able to get my point made so I am happy as a bug in a rug.
 
We just say “whole lot” or “bunch” around these parts.

Example: “They’s a whole lot of folks in line for the show.”

“We’s waited too long, now they’s a bunch of folks in line “


Pecked out on my iPhone.
 
In these parts, we don't speak English... we speak "Appalachian". The way we talk and the words we use are viewed as being "wrong" by outsiders.. but used in the mountains, it is correct.

So, the next time you say that their language isn't correct.. make sure you know where you're at, or you may be asked... "ya ain't from around here, is ya?".
 
"Allot" is already a word. Defined as....to give or apportion to someone as a share or task.....allotted, allotment.
 
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