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- verbs - Lets vs. lets: which is correct? - English Language . . .
Here's an easy way to figure out which to use: replace the word lets with the words let us If the sentence still makes sense, then use the contractual form Let's try a few examples: Lets let's see how it can be done (should be Let's) Flubber let's lets you jump high (should be lets) Let's lets go to the movie after dinner (should be Let's)
- What does lets go with that mean here? - English Language Usage . . .
Put simply, Howard knows that the reason they go home alone is not because they are "so smart, it's off-putting" but actually because of their lack of social tact and standing The truth is so less appealing that Howard says "let's go with that [a lie]" for the sake of their own self-esteem A: I'm not fat, I'm big-boned B: Sure, let's go with that
- Why is it s after Let and before a verb, example Lets go or Lets . . .
Let us go to the store Share Improve this answer Follow answered Jul 8, 2015 at 3:27 phoog phoog
- grammaticality - Answering with Lets! or Lets go! - English . . .
Depending on where you live and whom you talk to, though, “Let’s!” on its own may be more or less idiomatic than “Let’s go!” or other similar answers To my ear, “Let’s!” alone seems a bit unusually curt; but “Yes, let’s!” or “Do let’s ” are both quite normal (the latter being perhaps more old-fashioned and more BrE)
- Etymology of phrase Lets Go lt;favorite sports team gt;!
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 instrumental "Let's Go (Pony)",[6] which reached #19 on the Billboard chart
- Difference between Let, Lets and Lets? [closed]
However, it can also be used in the indicative: 'I let him go ' 'They let us eat cake ' 'We let him go without supper ' Let's is a contraction of let us It is technically an imperative construction, but usually indicates a suggestion rather than an order: 'Let us go to the ball ' 'Let's go shopping ' 'Let's talk about flowers '
- grammar - Lets not go there or lets dont go there - English . . .
"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 )
- Is it correct to say Lets go to see your grandma?
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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