Jack Gates wrote: > On Monday 28 August 2006 21:44, Ed Greshko wrote: >> Jack Gates wrote: >>> On Monday 28 August 2006 11:10, Robin Laing wrote: >>>> allot >>> In the USA the English teacher would give you a failing grade for >>> the above. a lot >> I will allot you 25 words or less to explain why you say that. > > In the context of his sentence it was clearly incorrect. Ahhh...then you should have quoted the context to ensure clarity. But you have given me a good idea. I'm going to ask my wife and friends here in Taiwan to explain the following: When my father died I inherited a lot. I thought to myself that it was a lot for one man to own. So, my brothers and sisters drew lots to determine how much of the lot each of us got. I was lucky and alloted most of the lot which is a lot of a lot to have got. -- Freedom is nothing else but the chance to do better. -- Camus
