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?

Many thanks.

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@tanguatlay,

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

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@George,

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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@chai2,

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

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@chai2,

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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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@George,

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

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@George,

Many thanks to all of you.

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