Here’s a thought

For many years I have noticed the demise of the contraction “here’re.” Everyone seems to say here’s, which is fine if you are talking about one person, place or thing.

Since we usually speak differently than we write, I’ve thought it is too pervasive to try and change. (Not that I could.) I can live with it, except when I see it in a bold font at the beginning of an article. Such was the case on (the July 11) Sports page of the Spokesman-Review.

An article by Norman Chad was titled, “Here’s 5 things in sports even Chad won’t try.” It should have been “Here’re” since he was talking about five things.

I know language is always in a state of change. Dictionaries are often adding new words. Let’s just work a little harder to use the old ones correctly, especially in print.

Thanks!

Marcia J. Thimsen

Spokane