:up: (I know 'that' was a typo, but you may not know that there is a cse where 'that' is (or at least was) used; it's a regional variant of 'there', used chiefly (in my experience) in the whalers' call - when a whale surfaces and spouts: 'Thar she blows'. ;-))
b
There was a typo in Bob's response.
He mean to say that 'thar' in your question was a typo (it should have been 'that'), but the word 'thar' could be used in a context that he explained.
Back to your original question. You are correct.
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