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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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There's plenty of things for the......
I read a sign on a notice board today that read, "there's plenty of things for the kids" I was wondering if it should have read, "there are plenty of things for the kids"?
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Technically it should, but there's is a common contraction for both there is and there are . ) In formal writing, it is safer to use the full form ( there are ).
- Technically it should, but there's is a common contraction for both there is and there are .
- ) In formal writing, it is safer to use the full form ( there are ).
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Technically it should, but there's is a common contraction for both there is and there are. (We don't normally write there're.) In formal writing, it is safer to use the full form (there are).
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