'A lot'! Not 'alot'!!!!

• hisoka

  3 Nov 07, 13:15

  Originally posted by polarsnake:

  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).

  fluid mechanics?
• Spartans

  3 Nov 07, 13:16

  ok. noted. U are flaunting your English "talent" again.
  
  We all know how "talented" you are. so you can spare us your perpetual flauntings.
• anhydrouscoppersulphate

  3 Nov 07, 13:41

  
• MooKu

  3 Nov 07, 13:49

  Ahh... I used to write it as 'alot'... until about maybe 2 years ago...
  
  Another one would be "advise" and "advice"...
  Some people like to say "Please advice." and "Please give me some advise."
  
• 798

  3 Nov 07, 13:53

  i like to use 'alot' too, so to hell wif good englandlish!
• MooKu

  3 Nov 07, 13:53

  You like to use even though you know it's not correct ah...
• 798

  3 Nov 07, 13:55

  Originally posted by Spartans:

  ok. noted. U are flaunting your English "talent" again.
  
  We all know how "talented" you are. so you can spare us your perpetual flauntings.

  since he is in mech course, he sure going to suffer to see more of such errors in engine books since most of them r not politically-correct term.
• hisoka

  3 Nov 07, 13:55

  Originally posted by MooKu:

  You like to use even though you know it's not correct ah...

  well, it saves work from having to type the space bar one more time and if you use it alot it will save alot of work
• 798

  3 Nov 07, 13:58

  Originally posted by MooKu:

  You like to use even though you know it's not correct ah...

  yeah, save space. isn't it wonderful?
  
  we r learning technical term, not some kinda HSS or business englandlish.
• MooKu

  3 Nov 07, 14:00

  Ohyessoverywonderful...
• MyPillowTalks

  4 Nov 07, 10:59

  there is alot of printing errors here and there
• mancha

  5 Nov 07, 11:55

  I guess with the opposite we also cannot save a space.
  
  Little should also be two words, a bit and not one, abit.
• dmuse

  15 Dec 07, 15:53

  Originally posted by fudgester:
  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):
  
  
  [b]Alexander, R.M: The History of Fish Mechanics, in
  Webb, Weihs (1983): Fish Biomechanics
  
  Arrrgh.... it's 'a lot', not 'alot'!!!! [/b]

  i tink dis degenerated fr 007 movie character...alotapussi
• laurence82

  15 Dec 07, 15:59

  i 'delicate' work to you