What does 'there is no there 'there'' mean?

Etymology[edit]. From a remark by Gertrude Stein in Everybody's Autobiography (1937), concerning the fact that her childhood home in California no longer existed. read more

there is no there there The indicated thing, person, or other matter has no distinctive identity, or no significant characteristics, or no functional center point; nothing significant exists in that place; nothing significant is occurring in that situation. read more

There is a 3D online virtual world created by Will Harvey and Jeffrey Ventrella. There Inc. was founded in the spring of 1998. Closed beta began in July 2001, with various stages of beta following, and ending with an October 2003 launch date. read more