Difference between revisions of "There"
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| − | UK: /ðeə/ <br> | + | UK: /<span style="color:darkgreen;">ðeə</span>/ <br> |
| − | US: / | + | US: /<span style="color:darkgreen;">ðɜr</span>/ |
==Existential== | ==Existential== | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 30 September 2017
Contents
Pronunciation
UK: /ðeə/
US: /ðɜr/
Existential
In the following patterns: s indicates any plural noun. (i.e. including irregular ones like people, children, data, alumni, etc., ...
Present
- There is an . . . in the fridge.
- There are . . .s in the soup.
- There isn't any . . . in the soup.
- There aren't any . . . s in the freezer.
Past
- There was a problem with the file.
- There were mistakes in the file.
- There wasn't any . . . left.
- There weren't any . . . s in the building.
Future
- There will be an . . . next week.
- There will be . . . s later this week.
- There won't be an . . . until next week.
- There won't be . . . s in the room.
Locative
A location a distance away from the speaker & listener. The opposite of here.
Idiomatic
Comfort
- There, there, don't cry.
Humorous add-on to demonstrative determiners
From dialectal (non-standard) English
- "That there" NOUN vs. "this here" NOUN
- "them there" NOUNs vs. "these here" NOUNs
