Yeah, so do I, but you don't get alotta parsnips till after a good freeze.
Herb
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I love parsnips.
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Craig,
"Alot" just for the adverbial use ("I do that alot"), or also for the pseudo-determiner/quantity use? If the latter, it's hard to see why the "of" shouldn't be glommed in to yield "alotta." It's not like that's going to freak out people more than plain "alot" will.
[Just for the record -- I like having both "all right" and "alright" available, since I think the distinction is useful; I can't see that kind of utility for "alot," but I also know that conscious calculations of utility have historically had about as much effect on the development of language and spelling conventions as have fluctuations in the availability of parsnips].
Bill Spruiell
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I would add "alot" to the mix.
>
Craig
My preference is to give students knowledge and to let them make choices.
> I
> tell them that most educated writers (including the editors of almost
> every magazine, newspaper, and publishing house) use "all right" and
> not "alright," but the latter is used by a minority of writers, and
> its use may be growing. They can use "alright" if they like, but they
> can expect that a number of their readers may judge them on it. They
> might think twice before using "alright" in a college application
> essay or in a job application letter.
>
> Language is democratic, and if enough people join the "alright"
> bandwagon, it will become accepted the way "another" and "altogether" are accepted.
> Everyone is free to jump on that bandwagon, but it doesn't hurt to
> weigh the consequences.
>
> Dick
>
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Castilleja, Janet <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> If 'another' can be a word, why not 'alright'? I'm never marking
>> this wrong again.****
>>
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>> Janet
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