Yeah, and water is wet.

Nope, I wrote "Yeah" and I meant "Yeah".  :)

Nelson wrote:

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...is two words.

Thank you.

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Thank you!  Can you also give a tutorial on the proper usage of the words "your" and "you're" while you're at it?  Ooooh and "then" vs. "than"?
 

Adverb

alot

1. (nonstandard) Common misspelling of a lot.

[edit] Noun

alot

1. (nonstandard) Common misspelling of a lot.

[edit] Usage notes

A spelling of a lot in the adverbial senses of "very much or many" and "often" frequent in informal writing but not generally accepted by arbiters of English usage. When it appears intentionally in print, it is generally either representing the original spelling in a work quoted, or is an attempt by the author to convey poor education in the character using it.

• 1996, The American Heritage Book of English Usage states that alot is still considered an error in print but notes that standard words have formed by fusion of the article with a noun, such as another and awhile, and suggests the possibility that alot may like them eventually enter standard usage.

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Nelson wrote:

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...is two words.

Thank you.

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Thank you!  Can you also give a tutorial on the proper usage of the words "your" and "you're" while you're at it?  Ooooh and "then" vs. "than"?
 

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then vs. than?

Than (a conjunction and a preposition) and then (an adverb and an adjective) are used differently and have different meanings even though they may sound similar when pronounced. Do not use than when then is called for, as in: If the meal is ready, then [not than] you should sit at the table.She was the then-president [not than-president] of the society. Conversely, do not use then when than is called for, as in: The hole was no deeper than [not then] 12 feet.

your or you're?

Do not confuse the spelling of your and you're, which sound similar. The word your indicates possession: Your [not You're] e-mail password must be protected. You're is a contraction of "you are": You're [not Your] protecting your e-mail password, aren't you?

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Please help me with this one..   affect and effect???

As a sidenote I know the differences between you're and your and their/they're, but when typing fast I do tend to mix them up unintentionally.  I'm thinking I'm not alone.  But for those who don't know the difference these tutorials are great. 

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affect or effect?

In general use, affect is only used as a verb, whereas effect is commonly used as a noun and only in formal contexts as a verb. What causes confusion is that they have very similar pronunciations and closely related meanings. If one thing affects [acts upon] another, it has an effect on it [causes it to change]. Notice also that you can affect [cause a change in] people as well as things, but you can only effect [bring about] things such as changes: The election has affected our entire society, for it has effected major changes in the government.The bad weather has a bad effect [not affect] on him.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

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Please help me with this one..   affect and effect???

As a sidenote I know the differences between you're and your and their/they're, but when typing fast I do tend to mix them up unintentionally.  I'm thinking I'm not alone.  But for those who don't know the difference these tutorials are great. 

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affect or effect?

In general use, affect is only used as a verb, whereas effect is commonly used as a noun and only in formal contexts as a verb. What causes confusion is that they have very similar pronunciations and closely related meanings. If one thing affects [acts upon] another, it has an effect on it [causes it to change]. Notice also that you can affect [cause a change in] people as well as things, but you can only effect [bring about] things such as changes: The election has affected our entire society, for it has effected major changes in the government.The bad weather has a bad effect [not affect] on him.

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I remember it this way - You affect people ...you effect things.

Proper usage of:

To: I lent my cheer shoes to Suzie.
Too: Jamz awards take too long. -OR- I want to win a trophy, too.
Two: I have two pairs of spankies in case I lose a pair.

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Let others speak freely even if they have words that aren't spelled correctly and no punctuation. It is a small matter in a world where there are bigger issues.

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