need help with spelling, is it lot's or lots

pollypenny

onlyroz wrote: »

Isn't "lots" terribly bad grammar? I thought "a lot" was the correct phrase.

Oh, no! We'd be seeing a lot of 'alots'. :eek:

In 1987 I had one pupil who wrote it as one word, but it seems to have bred!

Let's try 'many'.

MissKeith

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html?m=1

Let's just leave this here.

maman

prowla wrote: »

I'm sure the comprehensive rules can be found somewhere, but at their simplest the apostrophe means is doing or belonging to (eg. Fred's hat, Fred's going for a walk), whereas plural doesn't (eg. How many Freds can you fit into a phone box). The apostrophe can also denote letters left out (eg. it's is it is isn't it).

Do you mean as in Fred's going for a walk?;)

KiKi

maman wrote: »

Do you mean as in Fred's going for a walk?;)

Nice.

And prowla - the comprehensive rules can be found on page one.

Blackpool_Saver

won't is a funny one, perhaps it should be wo'n't

Blackpool_Saver

MissKeith wrote: »

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html?m=1

Let's just leave this here.

aaaw, I feel sorry for the alot on the right that wasn't liked as much

KiKi

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

won't is a funny one, perhaps it should be wo'n't

It's a historical contraction that stuck when the word changed to 'will'. There's always an anomaly!

spugzbunny

MissKeith wrote: »

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html?m=1

Let's just leave this here.

This is amazing. I laughed ALOT. ALOT laughed and laughed until he popped. Where can I get an ALOT? I'd like an ALOT alot