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there are vs there're

Both 'there are' and 'there're' are correct, but 'there're' is less common in written English. 'There're' is more commonly used in spoken English for informal situations. 'There are' is the more formal and standard way to express the existence of multiple things.

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there are

This is a correct and commonly used phrase in English.

Use 'there are' to indicate the existence of multiple things or people. It is the standard and more formal way to express this idea.

Examples:

There are many books on the shelf.
There are three apples in the basket.
There are several options to choose from.

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Look, there are other considerations.
Nowadays, there are tourists everywhere.
Hospitalization sometimes becomes necessary if there are other complications.
In both cases there are velocity changes.
Because there are some motor tests done.
In America there aren't many restrictions for hunters.
But there are other evening suits.
So there are old-blood factors that can accelerate aging.
And there are times you should walk.
But there are four X-ray plates.
But there are times when prudence...
And there are consequences, even for Russell Edgington.
And sometimes there are tunnels between those worlds.
Elena, there are children present.
This other matter, there are developments.
Fletcher, there are certain conversations the President cannot have.
Evidently, there are witches conspiring against him.
I realize there are more carrots.
I hear there are opportunities out west.
Guess there are worse things than forgetting.

Alternatives:

There exist
There can be
There may be
There might be
There could be

there're

This is a correct phrase, but it is less common in written English.

Use 'there're' in spoken English for informal situations to indicate the existence of multiple things or people. It is a contraction of 'there are'.

Examples:

There're so many people here.
There're some good movies playing tonight.

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Feb 16, 2011 ... I asked for towels - plural - so wouldn't "Yes, there're some in the closet," in which there are is turned into a contraction be the correct way to say ...
Contraction[edit]. there're. (colloquial) Contraction of there are. [quotations ▽]. attributed to Bob Dylan. "I say there're no depressed words, just depressed minds .
Nov 5, 2010 ... Contractions are supposed to be easy to say. For example, they're for they are is easy to utter, but adding another re to there to create “there're” ...
there're: i say to announce the common issue and/or conflict. there're instead of they're or there are is to subdue a person meaning or thought of a subject or a ...

Alternatives:

There are
There exist
There can be
There may be
There might be

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