Great lesson. Enjoyed reading it. I was an English Teacher in Vietnam for 5 years. Now, alot may not be in some dictionaries. But then again, Google was not originally a verb. I am going to Google that. English does evolve over time. Words are added each year to dictionaries. My favorite part in your lesson might be between than and then. I'm Oatmeal hehe.
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Thanks @joeyarnoldvn. I feel many good words haven't made it to the dictionary - official versions at least. It's funny you mention Google because I think that is probably the most visible change of a new word becoming accepted and in the dictionary, in the sense that everyone will recognize it.
As for alot, I certainly wouldn't correct it if I saw it in a blog. It's so commonly done that I think our collective insistence on using it will eventually win out. : ]
It must have been an amazing experience to teach in Vietnam. I don't think I could do that. I'm much more comfortable behind my keyboard!
There are different kinds of English too, like American English, British English, Australian English, and I even saw some Vietnamese English, and there are the sub-categories, different accents, too, so these different groups can come up with different rules and things, for example, color and colour. Yea, Vietnam was amazing for sure.