On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 06:31, Duncan wrote: > The term "a lot" is two separate words (and isn't considered formally correct > either, BTW, "altho" colloquial usage is recognized). It means, as you were
What the hell do you mean, "isn't considered formally correct"? I've never seen any authority at all that considers "a lot" to be colloquial or vulgar. It's perfectly standard English. -- adamw