There's people over there.  If "there's" means "there is," wouldn't it be wrong to us "is" with a plural? After all, you'd never say People is over there. What if you throw in "a lot," as in There's a lot of people over there? Answer: "There's" before a plural is standard usage, which makes it okay. […]

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