{"id":47,"date":"2007-06-20T22:12:58","date_gmt":"2007-06-20T22:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/?p=47"},"modified":"2021-02-03T17:08:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T23:08:00","slug":"allowed-vs-aloud-all-ready-vs-already-all-together-vs-altogether","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/definitions\/allowed-vs-aloud-all-ready-vs-already-all-together-vs-altogether\/","title":{"rendered":"Allot<\/em> vs. A Lot<\/em>, Allowed<\/em> vs. Aloud<\/em>, All ready<\/em> vs. Already<\/em>, All right<\/em> vs. Alright<\/em>, Altar<\/em> vs. Alter<\/em>, All together<\/em> vs. Altogether<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homonyms often cause confusion. Here are a few tricky ones, mostly all<\/em> vs. al-<\/em> words, clarified for you. <\/p>\n

Allot <\/strong><\/em>vs. A<\/em> Lot<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe word allot<\/em> means “to parcel out.”
\nExample: <\/strong>The company will <\/em>allot each of us a cell phone.<\/em><\/p>\n

The expression a lot<\/em> means “many” or “much.”
\nExamples:<\/strong> We had <\/em>a lot of fun.<\/em>
\nA lot of people showed up for the concert.<\/em><\/p>\n

Note that even though you may see alot<\/em> written by a lot of people, there is no such word.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Allowed<\/em> vs. Aloud<\/em><\/strong>
\nAllowed<\/em> means “gave permission to.”
\nExample:<\/strong> You will be <\/em>allowed to enter the theater in five minutes.<\/em><\/p>\n

Aloud<\/em> means “said out loud; spoken.”
\nExample:<\/strong> She read her work <\/em>aloud at the poetry slam.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

All ready<\/em> vs. Already<\/em><\/strong>
\nThese two words may sound alike when you say them, but they have distinct meanings.
\nAll ready<\/em> means “entirely ready.”
\nExample:<\/strong> We are <\/em>all ready to go.<\/em><\/p>\n

Already<\/em> means “previously” or “earlier than expected.”
\nExamples:<\/strong> Is it summer <\/em>already?<\/em> (earlier than expected)
\nI did the dishes <\/em>already.<\/em> (previously)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

All right<\/em> vs. Alright<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe word alright<\/em> is a casual form of the phrase all right<\/em>; however, alright<\/em> is not considered a correct spelling in formal writing.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Altar<\/em> vs. Alter<\/em><\/strong>
\nAn Altar<\/em> is a\u00a0 pedestal<\/em>, usually of a religious kind.
\nExample:<\/strong> They exchanged wedding vows at the <\/em>altar of the church.<\/em><\/p>\n

Alter<\/em> means “to change.”
\nExample:<\/strong> Please don\u2019t <\/em>alter your plans.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

All together<\/em> vs. Altogether<\/em><\/strong>
\nAll together<\/em>, two words, means “in a group.”
\nExamples:<\/strong> We are <\/em>all together in the photo.<\/em>
\nIt is wonderful to be <\/em>all together to celebrate your birthday.<\/em><\/p>\n

Altogether<\/em> is an adverb meaning “entirely, completely, everything included.”
\nExamples:<\/strong> It is not <\/em>altogether his fault.<\/em> (entirely)
\nWe had an <\/em>altogether wonderful day.<\/em> (completely)
\nAltogether, the groceries cost thirty dollars.<\/em> (everything included)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pop Quiz<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. We had to altar\/alter our wedding plans because of the unseasonable rain.
\n2. I\u2019m not sure that your conclusion is all together\/altogether correct.
\n3. We were all together\/altogether for our family reunion.
\n4. When will you be all ready\/already to go to the party?
\n5. Are you all ready\/already dressed to go to the party?
\n6. I like chocolate ice cream a lot\/allot\/alot.
\n7. Does that university a lot\/allot\/alot many scholarships?
\n8. Are you allowed\/aloud to go off campus during lunch?
\n9. If you practice your speech allowed\/aloud, you will memorize it more easily.
\n10. Tom said he felt all right\/alright after the car accident.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pop Quiz Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. We had to alter<\/strong> our wedding plans because of the unseasonable rain.
\n2. I\u2019m not sure that your conclusion is altogether<\/strong> correct.
\n3. We were all together<\/strong> for our family reunion.
\n4. When will you be all ready<\/strong> to go to the party?
\n5. Are you already<\/strong> dressed to go to the party?
\n6. I like chocolate ice cream a lot<\/strong>.
\n7. Does that university allot<\/strong> many scholarships?
\n8. Are you allowed<\/strong> to go off campus during lunch?
\n9. If you practice your speech aloud<\/strong>, you will memorize it more easily.
\n10. Tom said he felt all right<\/strong> after the car accident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Homonyms often cause confusion. Here are a few tricky ones, mostly all vs. al- words, clarified for you. Allot vs. A Lot The word allot means “to parcel out.” Example: The company will allot each of us a cell phone. The expression a lot means “many” or “much.” Examples: We had a lot of fun. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-definitions"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}