Bina...
A lert is just a silly play on a word:
By separating the a, lert becomes a noun.. there is no such thing as a 'lert'.
Have you ever heard this one?:
Denial is a River in Egypt. (The Nile)
Denial means a "refusal to accept or believe something". When you want to confront someone who won't believe or admit something, you say, Denial is a River in Egypt.
Here the sound of the word is what is used, not the spelling. 'De' is used in place of 'the'.
ol'gramma
Carolyn