The alt.usage.english FAQ   

• "alot"

  (Usage Disputes)
  
  

  
     This misspelling of "a lot" is frequently mentioned as a pet
  peeve.  It rarely appears in print, but is often found in the U.S.
  in informal writing and on Usenet.  There does not seem to be a
  corresponding "alittle".

  
  
  Source: [Mark Israel, 'Usage Disputes: "alot"', The alt.usage.english FAQ file,(line 1362), (29 Sept 1997)]
  
  
  
  

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