What is the difference between 'atleast' and 'at least'? Which is correct? or ar

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   Savio Dawsonposted 11 years ago

   What is the difference between 'atleast' and 'at least'? Which is correct? or are both correct?

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      USNRTM1posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      At least 12/25/2019

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      woodflowersdotcomposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Cool

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         herbanaturcomposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Awesome

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         Specialistsolicitorposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Nice

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      GrooveControlDJsposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Awesome

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      flux-itposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Awesome

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   Lady Wordsmithposted 11 years ago

   'Atleast' is incorrect and is not a word that exists in English. 'At least' is the only correct version

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      Savio Dawsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      At least, I agree with you Thanks for your response Lady Wordsmith!

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         Pepperitposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Great

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   FatFreddysCatposted 11 years ago

   "At least" is spelled as two words. I've never seen it spelled as one word.

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      Savio Dawsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks!
      In fact, I come across it many times during e-mail communication in office.. So the question.

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      WalterPoonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      FatFreddysCat , I wonder how you managed to answer this question, if you did not see 'atleast' above, LOL.

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      Savio Dawsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      @WalterPoon - )

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      FatFreddysCatposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      (ala Three Stooges) Oooooh... a wise guy eh? Lemme at'em, lemme at'em!! Nyuk nyuk nyuk!

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   alancaster149posted 11 years ago

   Moreover, inasmuch etc., yes. Of all the combinations I've seen, 'atleast' isn't one of them - not yet anyway (there's another one).
   Maybe one day? Try again - in about five years or so. It might have got through by then..

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      Savio Dawsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      There are more actually... How bout "infact"... I have seen their use and know it is on erroneous side... But then better get clarified than don't .... Thanks alancaster149... I will give it a shot five years hence... Stay on hubpages till then...

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      alancaster149posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      'Infact' is another one you'd have to bide your time on. The way the OED (Websters in the USofA) keeps changing, you never know your luck. Watch this space...

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      manatita44posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      You will see them a lot in text and e-mails, Savio.  For many it's deliberate and quick.

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   JThomp42posted 11 years ago

   At least is two words. If someone is spelling it as "atleast" they are in error.

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      Savio Dawsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks JThomp42!!
      I wanted to ensure that I got it right, when I am writing articles here..

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   PatriciaTLposted 11 years ago

   There is no such word as "atleast."  As a matter of fact, this is the first time I've ever seen it in print.

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      Savio Dawsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Patricia!
      In fact, there are many words outside print which may find its way in to English.. Like updating, rebooting (not yet)... Atleast is something I find people use more in our corporate informal communication..

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   Mercia Collinsposted 11 years ago

   atleast is incorrect, it is two words, thus, 'at least'. Savio if you are unsure about speeling et cetera use a free grammar/spelling check, or ask a question here and people will help you.

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      Savio Dawsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Mercia for the help!
      The grammar check does show atleast underlined in red.. But the question was the liberal use of it in this form, irrespective... Anyways thanks for stopping by..

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      Twilight Lawnsposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      That was a bit patronising, Mercia.  People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, unless their speeling (sic) is perfect.
      My typographical skills are dreadful, so I have Nellieanna to edit everything I write in my hubs.

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   WalterPoonposted 11 years ago

   "Atleast" is a typo error. "At least" is correct. Can't you see the typo error?

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      Savio Dawsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Honestly, I couldn't see the typo, until the clarification.. Thanks for the response!!

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   The Examiner-1posted 11 years ago

   I have never seen 'atleast' as one word, I have always learned 'at least' as two words. In spell checkers, dictionaries, encyclopedias, English class, etc.

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      Savio Dawsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      So, the obvious inference is that my English teacher was not good.... )))
      Thanks Examiner-1 for your response!!

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      The Examiner-1posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      It goes back that far?

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      Savio Dawsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Talk about it Examiner - 1! Anyways like I said before, this is something I have come across in our informal corporate communication... Thanks for the clarification!

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    Sue Baileyposted 11 years ago

    I have never before seen it written as atleast.  I would say this is incorrect.

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       Savio Dawsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks Sue Bailey!! I now follow it.. In fact, thanks to the response of the community, I went back and checked my yet unpublished book and sure enough found a lot of the erroneously spelled one...

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    Twilight Lawnsposted 11 years ago

    Actually, Savio, I have not heard of atleast. Is there such a word?
    In what context have you seen or heard it?

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       Savio Dawsonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Hi Twilight Lawns,
       
       This is a loosely used word in our corporate communication. Informal one liners we send to our colleagues or receive from them.... That is where.. I knew atleast seemed a suspect but now have it clarified.

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    Anthony Constantinouposted 5 years ago

    agreed

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    Anthony23123posted 4 years ago

    As previously said that "Atleast" is completely incorrect, you must agree easily. Now the logical approach to the correct one, meaning thereby, "At least" is this way: say, you are asked to take AT LEAST 3 biscuits, the minimum amount you can take is 3 and the maximum amount is infinity.

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    Olusola Fasanposted 4 years ago

    "Atleast" is simply a Misspelling of "at least"

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    PatriciaTLposted 4 years ago

    This shouldn’t even be a discussion. There is no such word as atleast. Period.

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    Assad Islamposted 4 years ago

    atleast is incorrect.

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    VanichkaVorozhevposted 4 years ago

    I have never seen atleast. As for me if someone's speech is very fast "at least" could be heard like "atleast", but grammatically it is not correct.

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