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Poll Question: Well, I see it alot, at work and on the forum, but is it a word?
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    Posted: March 18 2007 at 11:53
This troublesome issue is rocking the hallowed halls of academia! Is "alot" one word, or two, and why don't people just use spell check? Geek
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Alot saves me to type the space bar (spacebar?)... Big%20smile
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Of course it's a word, it's not the dictionary that determines which letter combination is a word, but the general use determines what should be included in the dictionary.

 
so if alot isn't part of the dictionary it only proofs that dictionary's are out-dated very rapidly.
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Edited by Peter Rideout - March 18 2007 at 12:07
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HI PETER!! Clap
 
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Originally posted by tuxon tuxon wrote:

Of course it's a word, it's not the dictionary that determines which letter combination is a word, but the general use determines what should be included in the dictionary.

 
so if alot isn't part of the dictionary it only proofs that dictionary's are out-dated very rapidly.
 
(Kind of like wishing people a "merry Christmas" all year long: if you do it long enough, it WILL be appropriate.....)Wink
 
 
Hmmmm.... so as a teacher, I should not deduct marks for spelling "errors" that occur frequently?
 
Wow -- myjob just got alot easier! Thanx!
 
Gee, this spell check  program is out of date too, it seems. (It thinks I meant to type "aloft" or "allot" -- or even "a lot.")You'd think the computer industry could keep up with the forces of progress! Confused
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How about adroit?
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Originally posted by Trickster F. Trickster F. wrote:

Who gives a tinker's cuss? Approve
Knot yew! (Or is that "ewe?")
 
This, or:
 
 
 
The perfect ewe!
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It must be the spring thats doing it.
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

How about adroit?
Eh? Is that a brand of mellotron? Confused
 
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Valanche! Valanche! Run its a valanche!

 
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Edited by Peter Rideout - March 18 2007 at 12:31
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deducting marks on spelling should only occur when the test is about spelling.

 
So if you teach English grammar deducting marks is good, but when you teach english literature one must realise that many writers use non-excisting words and create new language with their writing. Spelling rules are not absolute.
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Originally posted by tuxon tuxon wrote:

deducting marks on spelling should only occur when the test is about spelling.

 
So if you teach English grammar deducting marks is good, but when you teach english literature one must realise that many writers use non-excisting words and create new language with their writing. Spelling rules are not absolute.
 
I disagree.Keeping standards of good spelling is very important.
 
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by tuxon tuxon wrote:

deducting marks on spelling should only occur when the test is about spelling.

 
So if you teach English grammar deducting marks is good, but when you teach english literature one must realise that many writers use non-excisting words and create new language with their writing. Spelling rules are not absolute.
 
I disagree.Keeping standards of good spelling is very important.
 
You anarchist!
 
Who decides what is good spelling, language changes over time, and it should, if alanguage doesn't change any more, it only means that it's a dead language.
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Originally posted by tuxon tuxon wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by tuxon tuxon wrote:

deducting marks on spelling should only occur when the test is about spelling.

 
So if you teach English grammar deducting marks is good, but when you teach english literature one must realise that many writers use non-excisting words and create new language with their writing. Spelling rules are not absolute.
 
I disagree.Keeping standards of good spelling is very important.
 
You anarchist!
 
Who decides what is good spelling, language changes over time, and it should, if alanguage doesn't change any more, it only means that it's a dead language.
 
Come on, we all no good spelling from bad. And a language can change anyway, without changing the spelling. Things are different now Tux. We got books.
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Points: 7606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2007 at 12:41
that's the sort of approach that leads to us having words that insult the intelligence in official dictionaries.

When we are judged by literary space aliens I don't want to be part of the culture that embraced the word babydaddy
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