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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
- Have a look vs. Take a look - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the difference between Have a look and Take a look (meaning connotations)? For example: Have a look at the question Take a look at the question For some reason I only found first versio
- What is the proper usage of the phrase due diligence?
I have encountered the phrase "due diligence" in the business world The usage examples I have seen (mostly emails) cannot exactly be considered grammatical canon An internet search produces lackl
- homophones - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"To see how something (someone) fares, or fairs" Which is the correct one to use in this expression? And what is the etymology, or history behind the expression?
- etymology - If you can be discombobulated, is it possible to be . . .
It's a slang (originally American) word of unknown origin that goes back well over a century Probably just a fanciful alliteration of discommode, discomfit, discompose, etc It certainly doesn't derive from some pre-existing word combobulate I think normally you'd be understood if you tried to use that 'back-formation', but I don't think it will catch on
- 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 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
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