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HUBLOT Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

There's New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts

Hello.

http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/name

“How many of the 50 states of the U.S. can you name?” “Well, there's New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, to name (but/just/only) a few.”

Is "there's" correct? Should it be "there're"?
  

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HUBLOT Is "there's" correct? Yes. HUBLOT Should it be "there're"?

— RandomGuy

  • HUBLOT Is "there's" correct?
  • Yes.
  • HUBLOT Should it be "there're"?
  • There’re is not really used in writing.
  • There are wouldn’t be wrong here, but there’s is the native choice.
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HUBLOTIs "there's" correct?
Yes.
HUBLOTShould it be "there're"?
There’re is not really used in writing. There are wouldn’t be wrong here, but there’s is the native choice.
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HUBLOTIs "there's" correct? Should it be "there're"?
I'm just curious. What in the world made you think there would be a grammatical error in a learner's dictionary, of all things? Yes, even native speakers sometimes make mistakes, but in a book designed to teach English? As we say, "That takes the cake!"

CJ
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Hi CJ,

The three states "New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts" come after "there's," so I thought that "there's" should be "there're" or "there are."
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