A lot, Allot, or A lot?

Spell check always corrects my alot to a lot so I didn't think I ever use it anymore. Then, I'd see people use allot or alot that I thought were educated and felt maybe I was using a lot incorrectly. Finally, decided to google the silly words and see what's going with alot, a lot or allot....if interested, you may refresh your memory today. Not that I am expecting it to stick or judge anyone by their grammar on a forum like this. I'm the queen of run ons! I do them a lot!

"Allot is a verb that means to distribute, to assign a portion, or to divide.
Example: The instructor allotted me 20 minutes to take the test.
Example: They allotted six square feet per family.
Alot means nothing because it is not a word in the English language and therefore should not to be used.
A lot (two words) is an informal phrase meaning a large portion or large quantity of something. According to what I read it is proper to use “a lot” when describing non-countable quantities such as water, sand, ice, or time. The word “many” should be used when describing countable items such as hours, people, or books. I doubt I will be able to change my usage, “He has many books” does not carry the same meaning to me as “He has a lot of books”.
Example: A lot of water has passed under the bridge.
Example: I don’t have a lot of time to make amends.
Luckily I have a ‘search and replace’ plugin installed on this website and so was able to search for the two dozen occurrences of “allot” and “alot” on the various pages and replace them all with “a lot”. Now to see if I can put this in my mental rolodex of words I consistently misspell and must watch for."

http://www.dogberrypatch.com/archives/allot-vs-alot-vs-a-lot-spelling/

If you had been forced to attend Catholic schools as a child and had Sister Mary Rulermaster in charge of your classes, you might have had a lot of sore knuckles, but you would have been a helluva good speller by the time you exited and were allotted your freedom.

That would be allotted.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/allotted

If one has a lot of lots... can one allot a lot each to lots of folks? Eh? Lizzy

We'll have to ask Sister Mary Rulermaster.

She the rulemeister too? L

bobnliz wrote:She the rulemeister too? L

Chuckle.