http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetween/bmwqn/post.htm#431733Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:46:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:431733Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetween/bmwqn/post.htm#431733http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-431733.xmlWell, it is much better and more polite to use "Here u r", "There u r" is a bit impolite, as if you really didn't want to give that someone that something (mind you, it doesn't have to be money). Additionally, "There you are" can mean some other things, like "Now you get it", "my words exactly", or "you said it!", and we should avoid it anywayhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetween/bmwqn/post.htm#145145Sun, 24 May 2009 13:46:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:145145Mike in Japan1http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetween/bmwqn/post.htm#145145http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-145145.xmlI 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetween/bmwqn/post.htm#145141Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:46:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:145141Wwwdotcom2http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetween/bmwqn/post.htm#145141http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-145141.xmlI 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."http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetween/bmwqn/post.htm#145136Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:46:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:145136nona the brit3http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetween/bmwqn/post.htm#145136http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-145136.xmlThey are used interchangeably; just set phrases so the literal meaning is not too important.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetween/bmwqn/post.htmSun, 24 May 2009 13:46:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:145074Anonymous4http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetween/bmwqn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-145074.xmlWhen 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?