Get a grip: A hold vs. ahold
Do you 
find yourself going crazy over these two spellings? Well, get ahold of yourself and read on.
A hold as two words typically is a phrase in which hold means something is being held. For example, you might write She���s really got a hold on me or Jerry has put a hold on any more shipments of that defective product.
Ahold as one word usually is accompanied by the verb get and the preposition of; to wit, Darling, get ahold of yourself! It also can mean ���grasp��� as in He grabbed ahold of my wrist.
And with that explanation, you now should have a hold on the distinction between these two spellings.
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