Re: USAGE : English past tense and participle in -et
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 28, 2003, 2:16 |
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On Sun, Dec 28, 2003 at 12:45:03AM +0100, Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Even as indicator of degree?
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> - How much do you hate the Romans?
> - Alot!
Absolutely! I use it that way all the time, always have, and always
spell it "a lot". (The single word "alot" is not in my vocabulary;
outside of meta-referential contexts such as this one, I only emit it
as a typographical error.)
-Mark