Grammar Bomb: A LOT vs ALLOT

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Grammar Bomb40.013_A lot vs Allot

 

“He would allot ten dollars a week for his son’s allowance;

even though it wasn’t a lot, his son was thankful.”

a lot {pronoun & adv} [THINK: a large number or amount; a great deal; much]
allot {verb} [THINK: give or apportion something]

 

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