Anonymous  +  145074 Thu, 06 Oct 05 06:45 AM  When you pay the fare to the taxi driver who is sitting right up front, you could say, “Here you are.”  In this situation, could you use “There you are” instead?  My take on this is that it sounds awkward because “there” in this phrase implies the thing (taxi fare) you are handing over is some distance away from yourself.   Am I wrong?                             Anonymous Difference Between

	nona the brit  +  145136 Thu, 06 Oct 05 01:13 PM They are used interchangeably; just set phrases so the literal meaning is not too important. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	Wwwdotcom  +  145141 Thu, 06 Oct 05 01:26 PM I think "There you are" sounds strange too.  As you are handing the money over you would say "Here you are" or "Here you go".  However, "There you are" should come at the completion after the action of handing the money.  If you said "Here you are" first, then there is no need for "There you are" in my opinion. I would use "There you are" if you are looking for someone who happens to be fairly close to you.  "Oh, there you are! I was starting to think you weren't going to show up." Wwwdotcom Joined on Fri, Sep 30 2005 Kyoto, but originally from Detroit Full Member 336 Difference Between

	Mike in Japan  +  145145 Thu, 06 Oct 05 01:36 PM I agree with Nona. These expressions should not, indeed cannot, be taken literally. None are particularly logical, in the context of the original examples, in the first place. Let's look at what might happen if we did try to take them literally (which we shouldn't); "There you are" "Oh ... where am I? Oh, there I am. By the way, thank you for paying me" "Here you go" "Where do I go? ... Oh here? Don't forget your change." As used in the examples of the original poster, they are all quite fine. There is no need to consider any one as being any better than any another. Mike in Japan Joined on Tue, Aug 19 2003 Senior Member 4,371 I do like to be beside the seaside Difference Between