Learn English – What does “there’s must be” mean

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I've seen it written this way a couple of times, e.g. in oxford entry for dame: 'There's must be a wealthy society dame (preferably played by Margaret Dumont) who is entirely smitten with Groucho, though he walks all over her'.

What does the phrase mean / how is it different from just 'there must be'?

And BTW what does 'there's' mean in such a phrase? Is it 'there is' or 'there has' or?..

Best Answer

Appearances of "there's must be" are either mistakes or old English. The proper phrase would be, "there must be."

You are right that "there's" means "there is."