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Retro-Propaganda Retro-Spective: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything from 2010 (hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com)

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[–]RobotCounselor 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (2子コメント)

I do not remember alot being a word in my reality, but I can believe it was a word for others in other realities.

[–]chrisolivertimes[S] 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (1子コメント)

I believe many of the spelling changes occurred in the 1990s with 'alot' and 'buisness' being some of the first victims. Those not 30+ are likely to have always known these words to be spelled this way.

But I hope you can at least see how 'business' cannot be pronounced buis-ness. What is that, some sort of magic silent I?

[–]RobotCounselor 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

I am over the age of thirty. In my reality, business was always spelled that way. I remember it clearly growing up because there was a large sign for the Business Highway that cut through my home town.

[–]Belthazare 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (4子コメント)

Agree on alot. Cnt say the same for business though..

[–]chrisolivertimes[S] 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (3子コメント)

Do you know any other English words that have a magical I that's silent but also somehow modifies a vowel two letters before it?

[–]neckskullkneesandtoe 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Have a seach for "ghoti fish" for a good example of how inconsistent english is.

English formed over a LONG time, it's still not even consistent between the US and UK - misspellings misprounounciations all add up over hundreds of years.

A lot of english is even from french.

If you are curious about the reason words are so strange look for the "etymology" of it:

https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=business+etymology

I am over 40 and it's always been business and "alot" was just something people made fun of.

I saw that cartoon literally the day it came out. It's not retroactive.

[–]chrisolivertimes[S] 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (1子コメント)

So your'e saying that you don't know any other English words with a magic I?

[–]neckskullkneesandtoe 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

No i'm saying you shouldn't be surprised that English is inconsistent, it's famous for it.

Like I said, when you look up the etymology you realise what a mongrel language it is. I'm not even typing in the same English you are :-)

[–]Beth_L 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (1子コメント)

"Alot" was never a word for me, and I have shared that Hyperbole and a Half link a number of times when I go grammar nazi on folk.

To the people who do remember it as a word, do you also use the word "abit"?. Not trying to be funny, I am actually interested.

[–]chrisolivertimes[S] 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

'abit' just sounds like Old English to me. It's always been two words, "a bit".

[–]chrisolivertimes[S] -1 ポイント0 ポイント  (1子コメント)

'alot' used to be a word. It meant, ya know, many of something. 'a lot' is where you park cars.

This is what the propaganda looks like, my friends. It's funny, it's charming, and it's a subtle lie to help you forget a tiny bit of the past.

And can we all stop pretending "buisness" is spelled "business"? That's obviously busy-ness.

[–]pickadilleo 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Alot was a word until the 80s for me. All of a sudden it wasn't.

That's obviously busy-ness.

That's how I sound it out when spelling it.

There was a billboard in Wyoming that spelled it your way 20 years ago. Pissed my boyfriend off. Should have taken a picture for you :)