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Old 11-Nov-2003, 10:28
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Originally Posted by Willbut
As a quick check:

If is\are comes after the gap, then the answer is usually 'there'. It cannot be 'they're' and 'their' is highly unlikely
That's right. :D

There is..
There are..

But, some things are likely with -s:

Theirs is.. (Their car is over there -> Theirs is over there.)

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