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  1. verbs - "Let's" 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 …

  2. Difference between Let, Let's and Lets? [closed]

    Many people use "let, let's and lets" in conversation What's the difference between them?

  3. phrases - Let's get started! or let's get going? - English Language ...

    Feb 23, 2016 · 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

  4. "Let's plan to meet at three o'clock" vs. "Let's meet at three o'clock"

    Nov 8, 2012 · 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 …

  5. "Let's not go there" or "'let's don't go there"

    Nov 27, 2019 · 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 …

  6. apostrophe - Etymology of "let us" and "let's" - 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...

  7. What is a different expression/phrase/word for someone who lets …

    Feb 25, 2020 · 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 …

  8. Using contracted forms ("don't", "let's") in a formal text

    Jan 19, 2012 · 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 …

  9. Is it "Don't let's" or "Let's don't"? - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Jan 12, 2016 · 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 …

  10. "Let's 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 …