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Isn't this just a matter of plurality? e.g.s: "There is not enough talent" "There are not enough talented developers" "There's" is not correct when used to r

• daveslash 4y ago
  Growing up, my family was always correcting my grammar. (e.g. "I have a friend at school that.." and my mom would immediately interrupt with "You have a friend who"). I still screw up all the time, but many of these little things like this catch my eye. In every-day speak or in internet comments (Including here on HN), it doesn't bother me at all when the wrong form is used. Casual speak is casual. When I see it in an article, I assume that the author is ostensibly a writing professional; that's when the misuse really irks me. Doubly-so when it's in the opening statements. First impressions and all that....
  • Eupraxias 4y ago
    Hear hear - we are alike. My comment was basically yours, aimed at another person who was correcting someone, with incorrect information. That said, I had parents like that too, _and_ I did a comp-lit degree, so I'm basically hopeless.
• richardwhiuk 4y ago
  In usage, and even in formal documentation, I'd expect "There're" to be way less common than "There's" even when there's a plural involved. I'd expect most people to either avoid the awkward contraction (probably most likely) or handle the plurality "incorrectly".