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1.  Speaking of collections here are 25 photos taken at just the right time.2. There are 5 apples.3. Here are 5 apples.Question) Is the difference between 'there' and 'here' is just location?           If location doesn't matter, are both 'there' and 'here' interchangeable?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Both are ok. "Here" emphasises the fact that the apples have just appeared or have been found.

CalifJim · Answer

moon7296 Is the difference between 'there' and 'here' is just location?

No.

moon7296If location doesn't matter, are both 'there' and 'here' interchangeable?

No.

Let's back up a little and explain this from the beginning.

Two locational adverbs are available to you: here and there. They both answer the question Where? They may both be accompanied by a pointing gesture. here is 'near me'. there is 'not near me'. They are relatively stressed with the voice. I'll indicate the voice stress with bold font.

-- Where are the apples?
-- They are here.

-- Where are the apples?
-- Here they are.

-- Where are the apples?
-- They are there.

-- Where are the apples?
-- There they are.
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In addition, you also have the "existential there" construction, consisting of an intial (unstressed) There followed by a form of the verb to be and followed by a noun phrase and a locational phrase. This there is not the same as the there which is illustrated above. Note the four parts:

There | are | five apples | on the table. (This is like saying: You can find five apples on the table.)

There | is | a broom | behind that door. (This is like saying: You can find a broom behind that door.)
There | is | money | in the envelope. (This is like saying: You can find money in the envelope.)

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The last of the four parts is the location. here and there are locations, so you can use here and there as the fourth part of the "existential there" construction, like this:

There | is | a large box | here. (Like: You can find a large box here (near me).)

There | are | several keys | there. (Like: You can find several keys there (not near me).)

Note that the last sentence above uses the word there in two ways.
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A corresponding "existential here" construction does not exist. You can't say:

*Here is an apple on the table when you mean There is an apple on the table.

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This topic gets even more complicated, but I'll let you try to understand just this much for now.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

here are is used when the object is actually in front of your eyes. It means the location is obvious.(in front of your eyes) so it's often used combined with a pointing/showing gesture.

there are requires further location info.

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