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- Use of Heres before a plural noun noun phrase
In certain languages everyday use of the language supersedes documented grammatical structures, which in turn allows a language to grow and live I haven't read ever "here is the potatoes" but I have read "here's the potatoes" and "here are the potatoes" It is my gut feeling, that people is more permissive of the contraction, than the actual "is" word spelled out completely, and that was what
- Heres -- Plurality Question - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
A phrase I came across tonight was "Here's the good news and the bad news " Trouble is, "Here's" means "Here is", and "is" is meant for one thing, not two things I'm describing two things However, "
- What does heres to someone thing mean? - English Language Usage . . .
I got an email from an instructor today Towards the end of email she says: "Here is to finishing off the semester in a positive way " What does that mean?
- Heres looking at you, kid meaning?
In more detail, Here's [to] because it's a toast Was this phrase a common American expression at the time? Why looking? Is it simply part of a common phrase or does it refer to looking at her as looking at a woman? Can you give me examples of similar (or the same) phrase, in context? Is the meaning unambiguous to native speakers or is there room for interpretation?
- What is being toasted by Heres looking at you?
Some time ago, a question has been asked here about the meaning of the famous toast from the movie Casablanca: ‘Here's looking at you, kid’ Several answers have been posted to it, including a very
- Singular Plural: Heres or Herere - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Possible duplicate of Use of "Here's" before a plural noun noun phrase See also using the contraction 're Notionally singular coordinate subjects complements (eg 'Where is the fish and chips you promised?') are discussed elsewhere
- meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The OED tells us that, in formulas used in drinking healths, here’s is elliptical for here's a health to, typically in Here’s to X Analogous expressions do not always allow such an interpretation: the OED’s citations include Here's luck, Here's how and Here's hoping However, it is perhaps unsurprising that the usage should be transferred in this way, given the benevolent intent common
- Here is my two cents vs Here are my two cents?
In BrE (not completely certain about AmE), it should be is because "two cents" is semantically a singular element - effectively it's short for my contribution (which is worth two cents)
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