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I’m honestly amazed “alot” hasn’t been made an acceptable spelling of “a lot” by now.
But "a napron" became "an apron", etc.
But the meaning usually isn’t “a single apportionment” — it’s frequently used to mean “many”.
Right but alot means “to assign to a specific use”
Are you thinking of the word allot? (2 Ls).
Could be
There's another word that British people would like to add aswell.
Mandatory Hyperbole And Half
Is there a similar comic for lose/loose? Because that’s the one that annoys me.