What's the difference to say between "lots of" and "a lot of?"

Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
They mean the same thing, really! You could use either "lots of" or "a lot of," they both mean a large amount or number of things or people. Although, I would say that "lots of" is slightly more casual than "a lot of," but not drastically. Ex: A lot of people came to the event last night. = Lots of people came to the event last night. Ex: I have a lot of free time on the weekend. = I have lots of free time on the weekend.