Does the caller say "I can't figure out why the certain things..."? (00:03) []
S svetlana14 Senior Member Joined Dec 5, 2013 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Ukrainian Home Country Ukraine Current Location Ukraine Dec 16, 2022 #1 Does the caller say "I can't figure out why the certain things..."? (00:03) [ ]
jutfrank VIP Member Joined Mar 5, 2014 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country England Current Location England Dec 16, 2022 #2 Yeh, I can't figure out why there's certain things you can't figure out, like ...
S svetlana14 Senior Member Joined Dec 5, 2013 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Ukrainian Home Country Ukraine Current Location Ukraine Dec 16, 2022 #3 jutfrank said: Yeh, I can't figure out why there's certain things you can't figure out, like ... Click to expand... Is it correct to say "there's" instead of "there are"?
jutfrank said: Yeh, I can't figure out why there's certain things you can't figure out, like ... Click to expand... Is it correct to say "there's" instead of "there are"?
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Dec 16, 2022 #4 Grammatically "there's" is incorrect, of course. But native speakers (including me) use it very frequently when strictly speaking we should use "there are".
Grammatically "there's" is incorrect, of course. But native speakers (including me) use it very frequently when strictly speaking we should use "there are".