I like this alot!

[Payoang]

Via the awesomeness of Hyperbole and a Half


The Alot is Better Than You at Everything


As a grammatically conscientious person who frequents internet forums and YouTube, I have found it necessary to develop a few coping mechanisms.  When someone types out "u" instead of "you," instead of getting mad, I imagine them having only one finger on each hand and then their actions seem reasonable.  If I only had one finger on each hand, I'd leave out unnecessary letters too!







If I come across a person who seems to completely ignore the existence of apostrophes and capital letters and types things like "im an eagle and im typing with my talons, so dont make fun of me cuz this is hard," I like to imagine that they actually are an eagle typing with their talons.  It would be a hassle if you had to hop in the air and use your feet to karate-chop two keys simultaneously every time you wanted to use the shift key to make a capital letter.   Also, eagles lack manual dexterity, so I can understand why they'd want to leave out apostrophes.  Eagles are all about efficiency. 







But there is one grammatical mistake that I particularly enjoy encountering.  It has become almost fun for me to come across people who take the phrase "a lot" and condense it down into one word, because when someone says "alot," this is what I imagine:







The Alot is an imaginary creature that I made up to help me deal with my compulsive need to correct other people's grammar.  It kind of looks like a cross between a bear, a yak and a pug, and it has provided hours of entertainment for me in a situation where I'd normally be left feeling angry and disillusioned with the world. 



For example, when I read the sentence "I care about this alot," this is what I imagine:









Similarly, when someone says "alot of _______", I picture an Alot made out of whatever they are talking about. 















If someone says something like "I feel lonely alot" or "I'm angry alot," I'm going to imagine them standing there with an emo haircut, sharing their feelings with an Alot. 







The Alot is incredibly versatile.













So the next time you are reading along and you see some guy ranting about how he is "alot better at swimming than Michael Phelps," instead of getting angry, you can be like "You're right!  Alots are known for their superior swimming capabilities."

 

[Tsäroltxe te Eyrutì Tantse'itan]

hrh i like that alot.

[Ekirä]

HRH that's really cute. I do see people doing that alot and it's just wrong.

[Mako]

You just f-ed alot up for me. *reads what he just typed* Oh no...

[Kì'eyawn]

HRH    This.  This just made my whole day better.  I shall share it with everyone i know and love.

[Nìwotxkrr Tìyawn]

I <3 this Alot.

[Eyamsiyu]

I love all the blog entries that come from there.  God of Cake is probably my Favorite.

['Oma Tirea]

This made me HRRH, (ma) alot, as well

[Nyx]

Alot goes "meow"? I like that alot ^^

HRH that's really cute. I do see people doing that alot and it's just wrong.

Man, you must be scarred for life...

[Ekirä]

Alot goes "meow"? I like that alot ^^

HRH that's really cute. I do see people doing that alot and it's just wrong.

Man, you must be scarred for life...

It's not pretty.

[Le'eylan]

When I read this a few weeks ago, I laughed so much that my brothers left the room.

[Ftxavanga Txe′lan]

When I read this a few weeks ago, I laughed so much that my brothers left the room.

I have to say I also laughed really hard! It's just so cool

[Seykxetskxe te Vawm 'Ewan'ite (Kalin Kato)]

I loved this XD Irayo

[Tsamsiyu92]

EDIT: Seems as it is from 4-13, it is probably linked to from all over the internet.
Payioang, Have the Alot been linked to from elsewhere?

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