Using 'there' twice in a sentence

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Hello, good people of EnglishForward! I've currently faced this argument that using 'there' twice in a sentence is perfectly fine. The sentence was 'There might not be any chargers there' and by 'chargers' I mean phone battery chargers. To me, although I'm not a native English speaker, it sounds a little bit "off", or awkward. I know that those two 'there's (is this the right way to write it as plural..?) have different functions and I suppose the sentence is grammatically correct. What is more important, I occasionally hear people saying similar sentences. Are they acceptable, though? I mean, they are probably fine in a spoken language but if I were to write a formal paper, I wouldn't write a sentence in such a way. Please lend me your precious time and knowledge. Thank you!

RandomGuy · Accepted Answer

clee102Are they acceptable, though?

Perfectly. The first there is existential, the second locative. It is common to find both kinds in the same clause.

Clee102 · Answer

Ah, thank you Aspara Gus, you have my gratitude.

Now that I know it's perfectly fine and acceptable, I would also like to know if it is fine in a formal paper / writing.

Would you please help me on this?

RandomGuy · Answer

Yes, it would be fine in formal writing.

Clee102 · Answer

Thank you so much, kind sir / ma'am ! I appreciate it !

Anonymous · Answer

"When jhon reached the office there was nobody there so he sat down to wait"
Using (there) two times ,is it fine when "the office" as a location is already mentioned in the sentence..
Or it should be like

"When rahul reached the office there was nobody/nobody was there so he sat down to Wait"

Using 'there' twice in a sentence

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