jimmie,

Please do not take offense. smile But, I thought I was the only person to have a pet peeve about "a lot" being made into "alot" which is not a word. But, I Googled it and, as you may think, there are many. This one guy, though, is rather funny. Make sure you read the comments.

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

Bert
Pediatrics
Brewer, Maine