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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
phrase requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I am writing a project paper, and I find myself using the phrase "let's" a lot I'm wondering if there are other phrases or words that I can use instead of "let's"? I've searched for an answer but
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
etymology - Where does Lets roll! come from? - English Language . . . The phrase "Let's roll" has been in use as early as 1908, but achieved a special connotation on September 11th, 2001, as they were Todd Beamer 's final words before rushing the cockpit on United Airlines Flight 93 Wikipedia cites a possible origin of the word from 1908: The phrase may have its origins as early as 1908 in the cadence song now called "The Army Goes Rolling Along", which likely
Using contracted forms (dont, lets) in a formal text How compelled should I feel to use non-contracted forms (do not rather than don't and so on) when writing in a rather formal text, say an academic paper? In one case I am afraid to seem too stilted