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Botany

(70,490 posts) Mon Feb 28, 2022, 12:23 PM Feb 2022

A question for DU's grammar police

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Yonnie3 (a host of the General Discussion forum).

I have a little matter with a local court (taken care of) and I have to pay a fine which of the 2 is right?

Is their a case # for this or is it under my name? or Is there a case # for this or is it under my name?

thanx

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A question for DU's grammar police (Original Post) Botany Feb 2022 OP

"There"...nt Wounded Bear Feb 2022 #1

There n/t Sympthsical Feb 2022 #2

2nd one is closer. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #3

there is correct. MineralMan Feb 2022 #4

There. niyad Feb 2022 #5

Is there a case # for this or is it under my name? if..fish..had..wings Feb 2022 #6

They're wondering if their case # is there. LakeArenal Feb 2022 #7

You may wast to move this post multigraincracker Feb 2022 #8

Anyone disputing the Second instance to be the only correct usage???? msfiddlestix Feb 2022 #9

Locking ... Yonnie3 Feb 2022 #10

Wounded Bear

(58,646 posts)

1. "There"...nt

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 12:24 PM

Feb 2022

Sympthsical

(9,072 posts)

2. There n/t

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 12:24 PM

Feb 2022

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

3. 2nd one is closer.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 12:24 PM

Feb 2022

"Is there a case number for this, or is it under my name?"

MineralMan

(146,286 posts)

4. there is correct.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 12:24 PM

Feb 2022

niyad

(113,259 posts)

5. There.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 12:24 PM

Feb 2022

if..fish..had..wings

(662 posts)

6. Is there a case # for this or is it under my name?

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 12:25 PM

Feb 2022

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)

7. They're wondering if their case # is there.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 12:34 PM

Feb 2022

multigraincracker

(32,673 posts)

8. You may wast to move this post

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 12:53 PM

Feb 2022

See general discussion topics.
Just got one of mine closed.

msfiddlestix

(7,278 posts)

9. Anyone disputing the Second instance to be the only correct usage????

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 01:06 PM

Feb 2022

the article "a" makes it a thing, therefore "their" would be incorrect. No?

Yonnie3

(17,431 posts)

10. Locking ...

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 03:20 PM

Feb 2022

After an alert about this post the Hosts reached a consensus that this post doesn't meet the SOP of this forum.

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