I Did Not Allot a Lot of Time for This Post

Posted by Editormum on Tuesday, 9 September 2003 in Usage and Diction | ∞

So let me get straight to the point. There seems to be a great deal of confusion over this little issue. Allot is a verb. It means to parcel out, to assign, to apportion. Example: That doctor allots only five minutes to each patient. A lot is two words. It is a noun phrase and […]