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Thus, in these formal systems, there is no means to distinguish between "there is" and "exists".
Some of the latter think that the distinction between "there is" and "exists" is rooted in ordinary language, but others deny this firmly (see for instance, Geach 1971).
Of course, this does not rule out that there are theoretical reasons for a distinction between "there is" and "exists", some of which are discussed below.
In those logics that stand in the Frege-Quine tradition, both "there is" and "exists" are expressed by means of the "existential quantifier", which is, consequently, interpreted as having "ontological import".
Obviously, although there might be a tendency among competent English speakers to use "there is" and "exists" in different contexts, ordinary language use is too wavering and non-uniform in this respect to be a stable ground for a philosophical theory.
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