"There", ?

Posted by Word Camel on March 21, 2004

In Reply to: "There", ? posted by Jason on March 21, 2004

: I came across this expression, I 'd like to know ift its commonly used this way?

: "There," I told you she'd make it!
: -used to express strong feelings such as anger, reassurance finality or reflection of feelings?

: Thanks

"There" is short for "there you are" or "there it is" meaning something like "here is the evidence for what I told you". It expresses what you said, and it is commonly used this way in ordinary speech.

• "There" R. Berg 21/March/04