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There're more oranges than yesterday. Who bought them? Does this sound natural?
There're more oranges than yesterday. Who bought them? Does this sound natural?
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A little unnatural
I'm not sure whether "there're" is a correct contraction or not. But it is definitely rare enough that I had to Google it to find out... In spoken US English you'll often hear "there's more oranges", even though it is not grammatically correct.
There are more oranges than yesterday - who bought them?
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