There is/are more than one fish

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There is/are more than one fish.

Which word in bold should be used?

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[+2] - George - 03/11/2009Use the plural "are" to agree with "more than one fish".
[+1] - ebrown p - 03/11/2009There is more than one way to skin a cat. (Thank goodness.)
[+1] - chai2 - 03/11/2009George, what if you substituted the word dog(s) There is more than 1 dog. There are more than 12 dogs
[+1] - George - 03/11/2009[quote]George, what if you substituted the word dog(s) There is more than 1 dog. There are more than 12 dogs [/quote] Well, I still think the plural is more appropriate, but certainly the...
[+1] - George - 03/11/2009I thought about this some more and I agree with chai2. It's illogical, but it is, I believe, the common and accepted usage.
[+1] - tanguatlay - 03/12/2009Many thanks to all of you.

Use the plural "are" to agree with "more than one fish".

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George, what if you substituted the word dog(s)

There is more than 1 dog.
There are more than 12 dogs

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There is more than one way to skin a cat. (Thank goodness.)

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George, what if you substituted the word dog(s)

There is more than 1 dog.
There are more than 12 dogs

Well, I still think the plural is more appropriate, but certainly the examples
you give reflect the way most people speak.

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I thought about this some more and I agree with chai2.
It's illogical, but it is, I believe, the common and accepted usage.