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Grasswire2
Apr 2022
OP
Any assemblage of letters that is spoken and in print is a word. What you do as an editor
abqtommy
Apr 2022
#6
Alot is a town and nagar panchayat in the Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Celerity
Apr 2022
#9
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)1. "Smirk" - Them

abqtommy
(14,118 posts)2. 'ALOT' is a word now:
'alot',
adverb: Common misspelling of a lot.
noun: Common misspelling of a lot.
https://www.wordnik.com/words/alot
Example of use: ALOT of people were involved in killing Epstein.
Grasswire2
(13,849 posts)3. designated as "common misspelling" means it's NOT a word.
As an editor, I would throw it out.
But your point is well taken.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)6. Any assemblage of letters that is spoken and in print is a word. What you do as an editor
is up to you and I support you in that.
Celerity
(55,240 posts)9. Alot is a town and nagar panchayat in the Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, India.


dameatball
(7,672 posts)4. Is that you Lance?
Patterson
(1,579 posts)5. Hell, some people spell "alot" as "allot."
zipplewrath
(16,698 posts)7. Different pencil test
That's not the pencil test I grew up with.
Grasswire2
(13,849 posts)10. LOL
I think I know what you mean. Or, at least I know of another pencil test, too.
ironflange
(7,781 posts)8. I could care less
Grasswire2
(13,849 posts)11. about Epstein? Okay. nt
ironflange
(7,781 posts)12. No, I couldn't care less about him