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Nazanin saryazdi Posted 12 years ago
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Let him be!

What does " let him be" mean? Does it mean " leave him alone"? Is it common nowadays? or is it archaic?
  

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nazanin saryazdi Does it mean " leave him alone"? Yes. nazanin saryazdi Is it common nowadays?

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  • nazanin saryazdi Does it mean " leave him alone"?
  • Yes.
  • nazanin saryazdi Is it common nowadays?
  • Yes, and informal.
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nazanin saryazdiDoes it mean " leave him alone"?
Yes.
nazanin saryazdiIs it common nowadays?
Yes, and informal.
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nazanin saryazdiDoes it mean " leave him alone"?
Yes.
nazanin saryazdiIs it common nowadays?
In some English dialects, it is more common than in others. It is definitely not archaic.
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Thank you! I have heard in in Lord of the Rings, it didn't sound informal, isn't it archaic? or was it archaic and nowadays revived and is informal?
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nazanin saryazdiit didn't sound informal, isn't it archaic?
We have just told you its status. Please read our posts.
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My question is why in Lord of the Rings they used it. The language they used was quite old. I have read your posts and thank you for them.
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nazanin saryazdiwhy in Lord of the Rings they used it. The language they used was quite old.
No, it is not. Tolkien is adept at intercalating certain period phrases into his dialogue to help create the Middle Earth setting, but overall the English is quite normal.

"Hullo, Frodo. So you have got here at last. I hoped you would manage it. Well, we
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