2021-02-12
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด T – there
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ออกเสียง there = ‘THAIR’ unstressed = ‘THER’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
There = in or at that place:
The book is over there.
Not to be confused with:
their=– possessive case of they: It is their book.
they're = they are: They’re working on a second edition.
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GRAMMAR NOTES FOR THERE
The verb following there is singularor plural
according to the number of the subject that follows the verb:
There is a message for you.
There are patients in the waiting room.
With compound subjects in which all the coordinate words are singular,
a singular verb often occurs, althoughthe plural may also be used:
There was (or were) a horse and a cow in the pasture.
When a compound subject contains both singularand plural words,
the verb usually agrees with the subject closest to the verb,
although a plural verb sometimes occurs regardless,
especially if the compound has more than two elements:
There were staff meetings and a press conference daily.
There was (or were ) a glass, two plates, two cups, and a teapot on the shelf.
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USAGE NOTE FOR THERE
It is nonstandard usage to place there between
a demonstrative adjective and the noun itmodifies:
that there car.
The same is true of here : these here nails.
Placed after the noun, both there and here are entirely standard:
that car there; these nails here.
COLLINS ENGLISH DICTIONARY
USAGE FOR THERE
In correct usage, the verb should agree with
the number of the subject in such constructions
as there is a man waiting and there are several people waiting.
However, where the subject is compound,
it is common in speech to use the singular
as in there's a police car and an ambulance outside
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
Usage Note:
According to the traditional rule,
when there precedes a verb
such as be, seem, or appear,
the verb agrees in number with the following grammatical subject:
There is a great Italian deli across the street.
There are some boats in the harbor.
There appears to be a mistake.
There seem to be several problems with the car.
In spoken English, however, people often use there's
instead of there are with a plural subject,
as in There's two slices of pizza left.
The Usage Panel dislikes this construction.
In our 2014 survey, only 17 percent accepted the sentence
There's only three things you need to know about this book
(down slightly from 21 percent in 1995).
But the results are very different when there's is followed
by a compound subject whose first element is singular:
89 percent accepted the sentence
In each of us there's a dreamer and a realist.
Even more, 95 percent, accepted the sentence
When you get to the stop light, there's a gas station on the left
and a grocery store on the right.
In these sentences, it's possible that the noun phrase
following is is considered elliptical:
there's a gas station on the left and [there's] a grocery store on the right.
The Panel also accepted, but with far more ambivalence (58 percent),
a singular verb when the subject is grammatically singular but notionally plural:
There's a large number of broken windows in the building.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary
usage:
The verb following the pronoun there is singular or plural
according to the number of the subject that follows the verb:
There is a message for you.
There are patients in the waiting room.
With compound subjects in which all the coordinate words are singular,
a singular verb often occurs, although the plural may also be used:
There was (or were) a horse and a cow in the pasture.
When a compound subject contains both singular and plural words,
the verb usu. agrees with the subject closest to the verb,
although a plural verb sometimes occurs regardless, esp.
if the compound has more than two elements:
There were staff meetings and a press conference daily.
There was (or were) a glass, two plates, two cups, and a teapot on the shelf.
― It is nonstandard usage to place there
between a demonstrative adjective and the noun it modifies:
that there car.
The same is true of here: these here nails.
Placed after the noun, both there and here are entirely standard:
that car there; these nails here.
Collins COBUILD English Usage
There have two main uses.
You use it in front of a verb such as be,
or you use it as an adverb to refer to a place.
1. used in front of 'be'
You use there in front of be to say that something exists or happens,
or that something is in a particular place.
When there is used like this, it is usually pronounced /ðe/ or /ðə/.
In slow or careful speech, it is pronounced /ðeə/.
There must be a reason.
There was a new cushion on one of the sofas.
After there, you use a singular form of be in front of a singular noun phras,
and a plural form in front of a plural noun phrase.
There is a fire on the fourth floor.
There are several problems with this method.
In conversation, some people use there's in front of a plural noun phrase.
For example,
they say 'There's several problems with this method'.
This use is generally regarded as incorrect,
and you shouldn't use it in formal speech or in writing.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'there is' or 'there are' with since
to say how long ago something happened.
Don't say, for example, 'There are four days since she arrived in London'.
Say 'It's four days since she arrived in London'
or 'She arrived in London four days ago'.
It's three months since you were here last.
Her husband died four years ago.
2. used as an adverb
In its other main use,
there is used for referring to a place which has just been mentioned.
When there is used like this, it is always pronounced /ðeə/.
I must get home. Bill's there on his own.
Come into the kitchen. I spend most of my time there now.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'to' in front of there.
Don't say, for example, 'I like going to there'.
Say 'I like going there'.
My family live in India. I still go there often.
Be Careful!
Also, don't use 'there' to introduce a subordinate clause.
Don't say,
for example, 'I went back to the park, there my sister was waiting'.
Say 'I went back to the park, where my sister was waiting'.
The accident took place in Oxford, where he and his wife lived.
3. 'their'
Don't confuse there with their,
which is also pronounced /ðeə/.
You use their to show that
something belongs or relates to particular people, animals, or things.
I looked at their faces.
What would they do when they lost their jobs?
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
them
One use of “them” for “those”
has become a standard catch phrase:
“how do you like them apples?”
This is deliberate dialectical humor.
But “I like them little canapes with the shrimp on top”is gauche;
say instead "I like those little canapes."
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
Therefor & therefore
The form without the final “E” is an archaic bit of legal terminology meaning “for”
The word most people want is “therefore”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions
Therefor & therefore
Therefore, is an adverb meaning “consequently,” “as a result”:
“I’ve had enough rest, and therefore I’ll go back to work.”
“The French philosopher Descartes once wrote ‘I think, therefore I am.’”
Therefor is an almost archaic adverb
meaning “in exchange for”;
“I am returning this suit and wish a refund therefor.”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions
Therein & wherein
These infrequently used adverbs mean, respectively,
“in that circumstance or place” and “in what,” “in the way”:
“I missed making a payment and therein lay my error.”
“This is the house wherein Thoreau once lived.”
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
There’s
People often forget that “there’s” is a contractionof “there is”
and mistakenly say “there’s three burrs caught in your hair”
when they mean (“there’re”).
Use “there’s” only when referring to one item.
“There’s” can also be a contraction of “there has.”
as in “there’s been some mistake in this bill, clerk!””
