The world of the internet has seen the genesis of many fabulous creatures, but the alot has managed to successfully breed and proliferate across the virtual landscape better than most. It was introduced on April 13th, 2010. By April 18th, it had its own definition at Urban Dictionary. I believe there are two main reasons for the alot’s success.1. The grammatical phenomenon of making “a lot” into one word strikes a chord with many internet users. This habit is common among English speakers, but is only obvious when typed. Therefore, the annoyance it brings flourishes naturally on the web, where the literate and semi-literate live side-by-side.
2. This creature is so ugly that it’s cute. Folks love that. Alot.
See how the alot has spread across the web in this roundup I posted at mental_floss.
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