I guess there’s 2 things. One is people being picky about ‘They are’ vs. ‘There are’ and the second is that they’ve probably not shown a very wide variety
My subconscious autocorrected that the first time I read it. It was only after reading your comment and going back to look again that I realized they had not written “There are”.
I see it. “There are” and “they are” are different sentences with slightly different meanings. Writing this way is correct and I think you’ll find it’s common in older children’s books and even adult books. Tolkien wrote often in this way that sounds clunky to the modern ear. I read a lot of older writing so to me it sounds more familiar and correct even.
I guess there’s 2 things. One is people being picky about ‘They are’ vs. ‘There are’ and the second is that they’ve probably not shown a very wide variety
My subconscious autocorrected that the first time I read it. It was only after reading your comment and going back to look again that I realized they had not written “There are”.
I see it. “There are” and “they are” are different sentences with slightly different meanings. Writing this way is correct and I think you’ll find it’s common in older children’s books and even adult books. Tolkien wrote often in this way that sounds clunky to the modern ear. I read a lot of older writing so to me it sounds more familiar and correct even.