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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
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
What is a different expression phrase word for someone who lets others . . . One facet of my argument addresses how he lets others do the dirty work for him - though he does not directly spill blood, he is responsible for a lot of strife, and he keeps his hands clean through manipulation and his status as a General I know there is a better phrase to use than "lets others do his dirty work" but cannot think of it
Lets get it over (with) — do I need the with? I'm curious about the syntax Is there a possibility that the object of a preposition ended up getting fronted, and so, the preposition got stranded? For instance, "Let's get over this" -> "Let's get this over", "Let's get over with this"" -> "Let's get this over with" -- Just thinkin' out loud without doing any research
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
word order - Is it Dont lets or Lets dont? - English Language . . . 1854 G E Rice Blondel ii ii 38 A shabby trick! Let's do n't 1900 W F Drannan Thirty-one Years on Plains in Mountains xxv 425 Let's don't talk about that, please don't ask any more questions about it 1939 D Parker Here Lies 33 Let's don't think about a lot of Chinese 1986 New Yorker 24 Mar 34 2 Let's don't go yet 2003 Technol Rev Mar 70 2 But let's don't beat up on the