{"id":1002,"date":"2011-02-07T10:09:15","date_gmt":"2011-02-06T23:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2011-02-09T16:21:41","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T05:21:41","slug":"thats-a-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2011\/02\/thats-a-lot\/","title":{"rendered":"That’s a lot"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s not so much that I see this pair of words used instead of each other, but unfortunately a number of people get the first one wrong.<\/p>\n

a lot:<\/span> a large extent, often, many. Note it is two words.
\nShe has been using the writer a lot for this project.<\/em><\/p>\n

allot:<\/span> to distribute or assign parts of something
\nThe manager will allot tasks to his team.<\/em><\/p>\n

The word alot does not actually exist – it is simply how ‘a lot’ sounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s not so much that I see this pair of words used instead of each other, but unfortunately a number of people get the first one wrong. a lot: a large extent, often, many. Note it is two words. She has been using the writer a lot for this project. allot: to distribute or assign […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[272],"tags":[1038,1037],"class_list":["post-1002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monday-meanings","tag-allot","tag-lot"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t