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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Can I use any word after "there" such as in "thereby," "therefore," "therein," etc..

If I can use the word "thereby," it makes sense to me that I could say "therethrough" or "therenotwithstanding" or "thereinside." For example, "We came across a house and found a rabbit thereinside." Are there only certain words for which "there" can act as this kind of prefix? What's the rule?
  

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" The only rule I know is to check the dictionary. "It seems like there ought to be a word like X" is not a productive way to approach this question. Regards, - A.

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  • " The only rule I know is to check the dictionary.
  • "It seems like there ought to be a word like X" is not a productive way to approach this question.
  • Regards, - A.
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Anonymous it makes sense to me that I could say "therethrough" or "therenotwithstanding" or "thereinside."
The only rule I know is to check the dictionary.

"It seems like there ought to be a word like X" is not a productive way to approach this question.

Regards, - A.
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