Why would someone insist that "alot" is a word and call me a dummy for saying it isn't?

Furthermore, why would this person block me for telling the truth about it? If I am wrong, please tell me which dictionary lists "alot" as a word.

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

JonLosAngeles66 · M

Grammar Nazis, right or wrong, bug me. When corrected I always say "Oh thanks. Everyone loves to be corrected"

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

@JonLosAngeles66 I hate it when it's an obvious mis-type; it's clear that the person knows the correct spelling but just made a typo.

JonLosAngeles66 · M

@JimboSaturn I think language is fluid. Words change, rules get broken, poetic license is misunderstood, people are too literal these days. My favorite writers - EE Cummings, John Steinbeck, Hemingway, Bukowski, Bob Dylan all wrote in vernacular. The way people talk.

Bewilderbeeste · 70-79, M

@JonLosAngeles66 Most British people tend to take words literally, it's the way we were educated.

JonLosAngeles66 · M

@Bewilderbeeste what about all the British poets?

Bewilderbeeste · 70-79, M

@JonLosAngeles66 They have what we call a poetic licence, but the average people in the street don't talk like poets, do they?