Re: USAGE : English past tense and participle in -et

Quoting Tim May <butsuri@...>:

> It occurs to me that in at least some dialects there is at least one
> word which may fall between "a" and "lot of".  While the phrase "a
> whole lot of" may not be standard English, exactly, it is well known
> and generally understood.  I would be interested to hear how this is
> accounted for by those who consider "alot" to be a single word.
Presumably by "alot" not occuring in that phrase.

                                                  Andreas

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