'A lot'! Not 'alot'!!!!
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One of my personal pet peeves would be the nonexistent word 'alot'.
I know it may seem like a small thing, but honestly, I get pretty worked up every time I see it.
One day, while I was reading a certain book for research, I came across this (circled):
Alexander, R.M: The History of Fish Mechanics, in
Webb, Weihs (1983): Fish Biomechanics
Arrrgh.... it's 'a lot', not 'alot'!!!!
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If ever it be a 1-word, it'll be allot, not alot and if plenty's the meaning, it should be 'a lot of.......' but allot =/= a lot of.......
It's deplorable how we pride ourselves being proficient in the English language when such elementary mistakes continue to be committed at will.......
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Allot is like, alloting seats kinda thing ?
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This mistake is actually quite common in books...
Even in story books... I avoid such books when doing recommendations or reviews, it's bad for those learning English.
Whenever I see such books... the book goes to my trash bin... don't care if it's good or bad... -
Yup, exactly! And the word is spelt with double 't's, not 1.Originally posted by RaaRaa:Allot is like, alloting seats kinda thing ?
Therefore the word alot does not exist at all - TS's point! -
I think it is from the spoken version of a lot, meaning 'many'.
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000175.htm -
Can i ask you y would u read on fishes ...
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it's like dunno or becos.....
can find lots of things like this in song lyrics booklet because need to save space... -
how's your hair?
is it growing alot already? -
I'm also very very sensitive to this word!!! AHHH! Drives me nuts when people misuse it! -
I'm more interested in the words 'Fish Mechanics'.
Hmm... I believe that 'a lot' is the correct way to spell it. However, often I get confused when I see an article somewhere that writes as 'alot'. -
Ah.... ambiguity in language. I agree that the term may conjure up images of fishes carrying spanners and motor oil.Originally posted by polarsnake:I'm more interested in the words 'Fish Mechanics'.
Anyway, I'm reading this book as part of my research into the kinematics of fish swimming.
Gotta write a 30-page term paper on the subject. -
Originally posted by fudgester:
What the fish.... you studying to be a fish mechanic?
Alexander, R.M: The History of Fish Mechanics, in
Webb, Weihs (1983): Fish Biomechanics[/size] -
Just like alright and all right.
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I read an article on fish mechanics before quite some time back. The article showed an image of a gigantic mechanical tuna-like structure that was constructedOriginally posted by fudgester:Anyway, I'm reading this book as part of my research into the kinematics of fish swimming. -
In cobuild, I found this statement
"I am having alot of fun with parties from all my previous jobs as well as the current one and lots of Christmas concerts."
Maybe this form of writing is accepted in some cases. Probably in informal writing. -
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and i thought fish biomechanics is like how the bone structure and muscles interact for movement and whateverOriginally posted by polarsnake:I read an article on fish mechanics before quite some time back. The article showed an image of a gigantic mechanical tuna-like structure that was constructed
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They constructed it to show how the structure would move against water i think. As in how the water would move against the fish body (there's a term for it, can't remember at this moment).Originally posted by hisoka:and i thought fish biomechanics is like how the bone structure and muscles interact for movement and whatever -
Btw I think Fudgie studying Mechanical Engineering leh not Bioengineering.Originally posted by hisoka:and i thought fish biomechanics is like how the bone structure and muscles interact for movement and whatever
So my guess is that your kind of fish mechanics and his kind of fish mechanics is different. -
Alotta Fagina
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you nvr see austin powers ar. so innocent la youOriginally posted by fudgester:
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*me pours a lot of concentrated HNO3 over the anhydrous CuSO4*
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Originally posted by fudgester:
dont pour things on me as to your liking
*me pours [b]a lot of concentrated HNO3 over the anhydrous CuSO4* [/b]