The words "there's" and "here's" are often used incorrectly.
"There's" means "there is" and "here's" means "here is." Use
these words with singular nouns. Use "there are" or "here are"
with plural nouns.

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This week's quiz:
1. I said to my supervisor, "(Here's/Here are) the reports."
2. (There's/There are) several good restaurants in this area.
3. (Here's/Here are) today's newspaper.
4. I suspect that (there's/there are) a security leak.

See answers below.

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Correction:
Tip #500 should have been:
As a general rule, spell out numbers 1 through 10; anything above
that should be in numbers. However, when there are two related
numbers in a sentence and one is 1 through 10 and the other is
greater than 10, use the numerical form for both.

For example:
There are three apples.
There are 20 oranges.
There are 3 apples on this cart and 20 apples on the other one.

One reader offered a useful commentary on the subject of writing
numbers: "Numerals are often considered a distraction to the
reader's eye and mind, so it may be better(and rarely wrong)to
spell out any number. The notable exception is in technical
specification documents and other materials that deal with
measurements and quantities, in which case it's typical to use
only numerals."

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Quote of the week:
The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible
ear. – Maya Angelou, American Poet and Writer

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Vocabulary word of the week:
irascible (adj.): marked by a hot temper. Example: The workers
found it challenging to deal with their supervisor's irascible
nature.

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Answers:
1. I said to my supervisor, "Here are the reports."
2. There are several good restaurants in this area.
3. Here's today's newspaper.
4. I suspect that there's a security leak.

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