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Posted by Cargile (Member # 45) on :

It's two freaking words! A(spacebar)Lot. looks like this: "A lot."
Simple?

NO!

alot <--what is that? A freaking runon! Use the damn spacebar you English failure! It's the long key between Alt and Alt with nothing written on it. My God, don't let the internet be an excuse to discard grammar!

Unless English is a second language to you, and even then, now you know.

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

Thanks, Cargile! Thanks alot!

P.S.: Despite the kidding, I agree, though perhaps not to the veins-bulging-in-my-forehead degree.

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Posted by The First One (Member # 35) on :

However, in the lyrics to "Camelot" it's definitely spelt 'alot.' 8P

Posted by HMS White Star (Member # 174) on :

Really there's a long button button between my "Alt" and "Alt" key, thanks Cargile I didn't know that, thanks alot

. Well, yes I knew "a lot" is a word and "alot" isn't, but well if every grammer error on the net pissed me off I would have a heart attack (plus people who start proofreading my posts and I would really be in trouble.

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

"We eat ham and spam a-lot!!!

Actually, since your post in the Personal adds, I've been watching it a lot more.@)

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Ham and jam and spam a lot.

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

Ah, thank you Sol, I knew there was something else in there.

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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :

Spacebar?Isn'tthatsomethingyoucaneat?
*burp*
Notverytasteful.

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Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :

YES! EXACTLY, CARGILE! A LOT! TWO WORDS! DAMNIT!

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Posted by Jubilee (Member # 99) on :

*runs out of the thread before alot of people start hunting her down....* *hehehehe*

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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :

Shouldn't that be 'Damn it' CC?

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Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :

Damnit is a legit contraction.

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Avon: "You really do believe in taking risks, don't you?"
Tarrant: "Calculated risks."
Avon: "Calculated on what? Your fingers?"
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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :

*evil grin*

Damnit at Roget's Thesaurus

Damnit at Infoplease

Damnit at Dictionary.com

'nuff said

BTW: ALOT

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[This message has been edited by Altair (edited August 05, 1999).]

Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :

Damnit is too proper. It's dammit, dammit!

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Posted by Cargile (Member # 45) on :

Yes, but does the Oxford Dictionary recognize it?

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Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :

Oxford's a lot of fun. By the way, why do we even say a "lot"?!

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