RE: there is vs. there's

Subject: RE: there is vs. there's
From: "Lauren" <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>
To: "'Chris Vickery'" <cvickery -at- arenasolutions -dot- com>, "'Zen C'" <zenizenc -at- gmail -dot- com>, "'techwr-l List'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:56:34 -0700

> From: Chris Vickery

> I will note, though, that starting too many sentences with
> "there is" or
> "there's" runs the risk of lazy, vague language.

I'm inclined to agree here because if a sentence reads, "there is a
reference manual for this tool," then I think that the sentence would be
best stated, "refer to the manual for this tool."

Is there a case where a sentence with "there is" is not better stated
without "there is"?

Lauren

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