when did "alot" become a word?

[BrewBrain]

I've decided to become very pissed off about "alot". Not a lot. I don't have all that much to be pissed off about. Not a lot pisses me off, really. Just alot.

 

[509inc]

life is too short to get pissed about alot of nothing.

 

[arturo7]

what about alotta?

 

[BrewBrain]

what about alotta?

No, that's fine.

I guess I sincerely wonder if people actually think alot is a word. If it's just some goofy internet shorthand, fine, but I don't think so. I think it's much like the misuse of apostrophe national disaster we're going through.

 

[jaobrien6]

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

 

[BrewBrain]

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

Awesome!

But now I'm happy again

 

[dwarven_stout]

No, that's fine.

I guess I sincerely wonder if people actually think alot is a word. If it's just some goofy internet shorthand, fine, but I don't think so. I think it's much like the misuse of apostrophe national disaster we're going through.

Irregardless, alot of people use it, so you should just accept it. Of course, this can lead to alot of frustration.

 

[AnOldUR]

May be I'm worried about it. maybe I'm not. :cross:

 

[snowveil]

gotta love Overcompensating

 

[tjpfeister]

Irregardless, alot of people use it, so you should just accept it. Of course, this can lead to alot of frustration.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless

 

[rawlus]

if you understand the meaning, in other words, the idea is being communicated, then i cant really get all worked up about the spelling/punctuation/etc. if i were writing a novel for publication, perhaps id take more time and make a greater effort to deliver perfect prose. but for an internet forum im not really looking to be graded.

i sort of find these "this pisses me off" threads sort of self-serving, because generally, while they may appear at first glance to be genuinely about something of annoyance, experience has shown they are also often thinly veiled soapboxes for judgement, ridicule and self-congratulatory behavior.

 

[Baja_Brewer]

if you understand the meaning, in other words, the idea is being communicated, then i cant really get all worked up about the spelling/punctuation/etc. if i were writing a novel for publication, perhaps id take more time and make a greater effort to deliver perfect prose. but for an internet forum im not really looking to be graded.

i sort of find these "this pisses me off" threads sort of self-serving, because generally, while they may appear at first glance to be genuinely about something of annoyance, experience has shown they are also often thinly veiled soapboxes for judgement, ridicule and self-congratulatory behavior.

I see you have put alot of thought into this. Irregardless, alot of people care about this sort of thing.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

what about alotta?

That's a whole nother thing.

 

[dataz722]

Whatcha talkin bout?

 

[dwarven_stout]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless

That was the joke, yes.

 

[lumpher]

Irregardless, alot of people use it, so you should just accept it. Of course, this can lead to alot of frustration.

irregardless... now that's 1 attempt at a word that pisses me off. NO SUCH WORD AS IRREGARDLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TMet]

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

That blog is friggin amazing! Thank you!

 

[JebCkr]

Well, I decided to google image search "alot" for something witty and found this.

Related...no. But funny.

 

[Frodo]

I LOOOOOVE me some anus booger!

 

[superjunior]

I drank alot of beer this weekend.
ALOT

 

[dzlater]

It's prolly not a good idea to get so upset over these sorta things.