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BorisTheAnimal · 21 Apr 2016

axe0 said:

Who exactly was this guy you're talking about?

Just someone named Prince.

Barman58 · 22 Apr 2016

TAFKAP

mjf · 22 Apr 2016

BorisTheAnimal said:

axe0 said:

Who exactly was this guy you're talking about?

Just someone named Prince.

I guess we are all someone named something that no one has heard about nor cares about.
Nevertheless, he (Prince) wasn't my taste in music but very many people liked and bought his music. I think it's sad he died at only 57.

A Guy · 22 Apr 2016

Last edited by mjf; 14 Hours Ago at 07:05.. Reason: tyo again

Irony

A Guy

mjf · 23 Apr 2016

A Guy said:

Last edited by mjf; 14 Hours Ago at 07:05.. Reason: tyo again

Irony

A Guy

Indeed.
I think my brain is too quick for my hands

Now have I mispelt somfink.

Barman58 · 23 Apr 2016

mjf said:

A Guy said:

Last edited by mjf; 14 Hours Ago at 07:05.. Reason: tyo again

Irony

A Guy

Indeed.
I think my brain is too quick for my hands

Now have I mispelt somfink.

Yep, Ther's two S's in Misspelt

GokAy · 23 Apr 2016

Nigel, look what you made me do!

I was writing "There're two S's..."

then wondered whether "there're" usage is correct or not..

According to http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/12865/is-therere-similar-to-theres-a-correct-contraction, it looks like a deep discussion

I will revise as "there are two ..." and move along!

Should I thank you for making me curious or be sad for my 5 minutes?

Barman58 · 23 Apr 2016

"There're" is not a word form I can remember seeing even in US publications, where phonetic spelling is much more common than in the real written English language.

In this case I would probably do as was suggested in the link, "There Are" ... or change the structure to allow the more common "There's"

rather than ... "There're towels in the cupboard" would be ... There are towels in the cupboard" or even ... "There's a number of towels in the cupboard"

kado897 · 23 Apr 2016

Barman58 said:

"There're" is not a word form I can remember seeing even in US publications, where phonetic spelling is much more common than in the real written English language.

In this case I would probably do as was suggested in the link, "There Are" ... or change the structure to allow the more common "There's"

rather than ... "There're towels in the cupboard" would be ... There are towels in the cupboard" or even ... "There's a number of towels in the cupboard"

I suppose the test of the validity of any contraction is whether it reflects the spoken language. I don't think it does in this case.