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- verbs - Lets vs. lets: which is correct? - English Language . . .
Lets is the third person singular present tense form of the verb let meaning to permit or allow In the questioner’s examples, the sentence means to say “Product (allows permits you to) do something awesome”, so the form with lets is correct
- Why is it s after Let and before a verb, example Lets go or Lets . . .
We often learn the structure “Let’s do something”, but why it there an apostrophe-s after let and before the verb? Why does we need ’s in this structure? Does ’s means is or does it mean was?
- grammaticality - Answering with Lets! or Lets go! - English . . .
It wouldn’t kill you to add a word or two and say “Let’s go” or “Let’s do it” In short, “Let’s” is certainly not proper English and you might get a few strange looks if you use it amongst educated or posh people If you and your friends speak colloquial or “thug”-like English then you can get away with saying it
- Etymology of phrase Lets Go lt;favorite sports team gt;!
Usually, "Let's go [team name]!" is used for teams with two syllables in their names and "Go [team name]!" for teams with just the one They are used to encourage the team to move and go for it, I suppose The source of the cheer + clap is usually attributed to a song by The Routers named "Let's go (Pony)" (YouTube) from 1962: The Routers first release in September 1962 was the guitar-driven
- What does lets go with that mean here? - English Language Usage . . .
What does Howard from The Big Bang Theory mean when he says "let's go with that"? I think the meaning was "let's just keep thinking it's true " Am I right?
- grammar - Lets not go there or lets dont go there - English . . .
The significance of this expression is dependent on what was said before it It follows standard grammar, provided there has a place (literal or metaphorical) to which not to go " Let's ", of course, is a first person plural imperative, and short for 'let us' Let's don't go there
- apostrophe - Etymology of let us and lets - English Language . . .
Let's go and let us go, may convey different meanings Let us go in the sense of allow us to go, may not be replaced with let's Let's see why: Usage note: Let’s is always inclusive, which refers to both the speaker and the addressee, while let us is commonly exclusive, which refers only to the speaker (www yourdictionary com)
- Is it correct to say Lets go to see your grandma?
Here's my summary If people can offer improvements, I'll edit In the US and the UK, it is correct to to say, "It's Saturday Let's go to see your grandma " In the US, an informal version is, "It's Saturday Let's go see your grandma " In the UK, the most likely version you will hear is, "It's Saturday Let's go and see your grandma " See comment below re the usage of 'go and see' in the US
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