http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPlural+subject+tag%3aPronunciationSearch results for 'tag:Plural subject tag:Pronunciation' matching tags 'Plural subject' and 'Pronunciation'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3248.36859)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralSubjectAllowed/ndhd/post.htm#64858Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:32:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:64858Mister MicawberHi Ralf, <br /> <br />You are both correct. They are still considered ungrammatical by many, and you would be wise to avoid them in careful writing; but the fact remains that the use of 'here/there is' (usually as 'here's/there's') with plural nouns is extremely common-- and acceptable-- informally. I use them myself frequently when I speak. <br /> <br />My feeling is that the reason is primarily one of pronunciation: 'there/here are' is difficult to clearly enunciate-- /h:r?r/ etc. We do not have the same anomaly in the case of 'this is / these are', which always agree with the number of their nouns. <br /> <br />