alot vs a lot vs allot
Definitions
adverb
- to a very great degree or extent
Examples
A lot of schools don't really encourage team sports .
A lot of the wrinklies, in fact, come along with holes in their shirts and jerseys.
A lot of them were marked, or born wrong, or crooked, or scabious, looking for help from the Nazarene, for some panacea.
Definitions
verb
- give out
- allow to have
- administer or bestow, as in small portions
Examples
‘In the absence of those assurances, we will have no choice but to ballot for industrial action,’ he said.
If you interview a lot of conservative Democrats, even in states like Texas, you know, New Mexico, they are very concerned that Hillary Clinton on the top of the ticket would really kind of depress voter turnout and ultimately affect a lot of down ballot races.
I am thinking about taking one row of raspberries away, maybe exchange the other one as well for a newer kind with bigger berries in, so we can have a bit more room for flowers along the allotment border.
