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Quote from: thevoid99 on January 05, 2008, 01:56:43 PMWait a minute... I thought Gus Van Sant was doing a film on Harvey Milk?There's two projects in the works. I forget how they're supposed to be different.
Wait a minute... I thought Gus Van Sant was doing a film on Harvey Milk?
I don't think there's a contraction for "there is."
So are you curious about whether it happens to all of us or are you curious about the history/acceptance/non-acceptance of its use?
Quote from: oneaprilday on January 06, 2008, 10:12:28 PMSo are you curious about whether it happens to all of us or are you curious about the history/acceptance/non-acceptance of its use?I'm curious about both. My feeling is that this particular usage of "there's" is a relatively new phenomenon (at least in its sudden ubiquity) ... does that seem correct to you? Or is that I'm just late in noticing it?pixote