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Is a mistake, use "There's" instead "There is"?

In other site (Lang-8) I wrote a text using There's, and someone told me that is a mistake, I can't use There's, I should always use There is! is that true?

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I was thinking in "There's so much that time cannot erase" in My Immortal (Evanescence) xD I don't know the My heart will go on's lyric xD that's good know that is really acceptable ^^

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Matheus D. Rodrigues
Aug 23, 2012
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"There is" is more formal, but both are completely acceptable and "there's" is probably used more in conversation. They might have said it was a mistake if you were trying to say "theirs" meaning something belongs to someone. If not, they were wrong.

There = Location (there is a cat, there's a cat)
Their = possession (the cat is theirs)

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Steven
Aug 23, 2012
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The only problem with using "there's" in place of "there is" if you are writing a proper text. Specifically, if you're giving a personal opinion in a casual context, then the contractions are fine. If it's an essay for an English exam, then I'd advise writing everything out fully.

Using contractions give a casual spoken tone to the text, but this may not always be appropriate. You should know when to use either one.

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Peachey
Aug 23, 2012
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