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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
- Lets plan to meet at three oclock vs. Lets meet at three oclock
The first statement - "lets plan to meet at three o'clock" - is hedged; the second - "lets meet at three o'clock - isn't What this means in real life is that the first statement is less definite and less assertive, and possibly leaves a way out if the speaker suspects he may not be able to make it
- apostrophe - Etymology of let us and lets - English Language . . .
The verb let means “allow”, “permit”, “not prevent or forbid”, “pass, go or come” and it's used with an object and the bare infinitive Are you going to let me drive or not? Don't let h
- Difference between Let, Lets and Lets? [closed]
Many people use "let, let's and lets" in conversation What's the difference between them?
- Lets not go there or lets dont go there
The first is correcter "Let's not go there", while a bit arcane, is valid syntax "Let's don't go there" is not strictly proper syntax (though it has a bit of an AAVE sound to it) (It's not proper syntax because the triple verb "let us do not go" breaks the basic rules of sentence construction ) The origin, however, is likely from adding "let's" to the correct (in other contexts) "don't go
- Usage of shall we? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
If someone says "shall we?", the usual response in my area of New England is actually "we shall" or just "let's"
- phrases - Lets get started! or lets get going? - English Language . . .
I'd like to know if anyone feels a difference between "Let's get started!" and "Let's get going!" Both seem to mean about the same It is also interesting to notice that there seems to be an
- Origin and variants of phrase: lets blow this popsicle stand
I'd like to know the origin and precursor or derivative variants of the phrase "let's blow this popsicle stand" Reliable, conclusive, source-supported, authoritative and consistent information about
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