Quote Originally Posted by sperk

My point is to help learners, if you think walking into a bookstore and saying "where are there any books on geometry" is a good way to ask a question, by all means do so. But I don't see the point of encouraging learners to use odd expressions the fuller implications of which they don't understand, that is, by asking "where are there any books on geometry," you will sound rude, ignorant or both.
You are entitled to your opinion on that. It might be an interesting experiment for you to ask several of your friends what they think about exactly that question: Where are there any books on geometry?

If you do, let me know the results. So far my wife said she thought it sounded ok, but I'll ask a few other folks as well.