<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In the context in which I used "alot," the ambiguity arises from the meanings
<BR>that 1) I see "atleast" a lot--that is, this fusion is the usual spelling
<BR>for my freshman writers; and 2) I usually see "a lot" itself written as
<BR>"alot." PAT
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