a lot vs lot vs lots

[Daemon99]

Can somebody please tell me if the following sentences are correct?

1) I have lot of things to be packed.
2) I have a lot of things to be packed.
3) I have lots of things to be packed.
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[AmYankee]

Hi Daemon

Sentences 2 and 3 are OK. Sentence 1 is incorrect.

All the best,
Amy

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[Daemon99]

Thanks Amy!

Can you please correct the paragraph below? I have posted it earlier but couldn't get a reply.

I have seen many people using the word 'regarding' in place of almost all the prepositions. They don't use 'about'. They don't use 'with', nor 'on'. They are obsessed with 'regarding'.
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[Alan]

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Hi Daemon,

It's strange how sometimes a word can really get on your nerves. With me it's the word 'absolutely' at the moment.

Do you agree? Absolutely.
Do you like it here? Absolutely.
Do think you made the right choice? Absolutely.

And so it goes on and on. What people used to say was: Yes.

But back to your word 'regarding'. It really has its proper place in business communications when the writer wants to make a reference to a letter or transaction from previous correspondence. Do you have any particular examples?

Alan
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[Daemon99]

Thanks for your views, Alan!

I heard that 'actually' is also being overused, especially by younger generation.

But my question was whether my para was grammatically correct or not? I was not sure about the usage of 'nor' in one of the sentences. Here's the paragraph:

I have seen many people using the word 'regarding' in place of almost all the prepositions. They don't use 'about'. They don't use 'with', nor 'on'. They are obsessed with 'regarding'.
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[Alan]

Hi,

'Nor' is acceptable in your sentence since it is used in a contracted form of: Nor do they use 'on'.

Alan
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