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'A lot people' or 'a lot of people'



 
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'A lot people' or 'a lot of people' #1 (permalink) Sat Mar 28, 2009 18:20 pm   'A lot people' or 'a lot of people'
 

Which is correct ( or preferred )?

1) A lot people have asked me how to learn new words or phrases as fast as possible.

2) A lot of people have asked me how to learn new words or phrases as fast as possible.
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'A lot people' or 'a lot of people' #2 (permalink) Sat Mar 28, 2009 19:03 pm   'A lot people' or 'a lot of people'
 

2 is correct. A lot of people, or ................... lots of people.
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'A lot people' or 'a lot of people' #3 (permalink) Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:10 pm   'A lot people' or 'a lot of people'
 

2 aren't correct here I think!
A lot people is wrong --> would rather say "lots of people",
as Kitosdad told you.
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You can say either "a lot of ..", "lots of ..", "plenty of .." or "loads of .."
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