Comments on: MM: Alot http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/ Using Grammar and Good Manners to Save the World Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: J http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/comment-page-1/#comment-728 J Fri, 09 May 2008 21:09:46 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/#comment-728 I've never seen 'alot' used as one word. My spell check doesn't like it either. Not that I always trust my spell check. ;) <em>J's last blog post..<a href='http://jellyjules.com/?p=987' rel="nofollow">Apparently, I’m Stressed</a></em> I’ve never seen ‘alot’ used as one word. My spell check doesn’t like it either. Not that I always trust my spell check. ;)

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]]> By: Judy H. http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Judy H. Tue, 06 May 2008 18:51:35 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/#comment-705 'Alot' has always been one of my pet peeves. Seeing that anywhere makes me wince; seeing it someplace allegedly professional like that sign makes me twitch all over. That said, I seem to remember seeing somewhere that 'alot' had actually been added to a recent dictionary as an alternate version of 'a lot' and is therefore officially okay? ‘Alot’ has always been one of my pet peeves. Seeing that anywhere makes me wince; seeing it someplace allegedly professional like that sign makes me twitch all over.

That said, I seem to remember seeing somewhere that ‘alot’ had actually been added to a recent dictionary as an alternate version of ‘a lot’ and is therefore officially okay?

]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/comment-page-1/#comment-704 --Deb Tue, 06 May 2008 18:09:50 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/#comment-704 I'll confess that I'll sometimes write something like, "That's a whole 'nother issue," but only sometimes, and I always make sure the apostrophe is there. Because, you know, at least I know that it's not actually a word! (grin) I’ll confess that I’ll sometimes write something like, “That’s a whole ‘nother issue,” but only sometimes, and I always make sure the apostrophe is there. Because, you know, at least I know that it’s not actually a word! (grin)

]]> By: Harrison McLeod http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/comment-page-1/#comment-703 Harrison McLeod Tue, 06 May 2008 16:25:46 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/#comment-703 Something else that bothers me is when I hear people using "Nother". <em>Harrison McLeod's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MenWithPens/~3/284506587/fiction-writing-overactive-imagination' rel="nofollow">Fiction Writing: Overactive Imagination</a></em> Something else that bothers me is when I hear people using “Nother”.

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]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/comment-page-1/#comment-701 Melissa Donovan Mon, 05 May 2008 20:13:46 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/#comment-701 This reminds me of those Comcast ads: Save a load of benjamins, save a buck, save a lot. The "save a lot" one is my favorite because I had to see it about five times before it clicked. Heheh. Comcast is punny. <em>Melissa Donovan's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingForward/~3/283806643/are-you-cut-out-for-freelance-writing' rel="nofollow">Are You Cut Out for Freelance Writing?</a></em> This reminds me of those Comcast ads: Save a load of benjamins, save a buck, save a lot. The “save a lot” one is my favorite because I had to see it about five times before it clicked. Heheh. Comcast is punny.

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]]> By: JC http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/comment-page-1/#comment-699 JC Mon, 05 May 2008 14:47:10 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/05/05/mm-4/#comment-699 "Embiggen" is a perfectly cromulent word, though. “Embiggen” is a perfectly cromulent word, though.

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