ALLOT ALOT and A LOT

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Rachel's English


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A lot. Alot. Allot. This ‘a lot’ means many.
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I have a lot of issues with this misspelling of the word  ‘alot’. So, this isn't actually a word,  
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it's just a misspelling of the two word phrase  ‘a lot’. Now, this is a word, allot. It has the  
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same pronunciation and it means to distribute  portions of something. For example, when I die  
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I'm going to allot a quarter of my farm to each  of my four children. It can also mean to set  
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something aside for a purpose. This money has been  allotted to renovate the park later this year.
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