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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Let him be VS Leave him be

Hi

Would you say that both of these are equally natural?

Let him be; he is not well today.
Leave him be; he is not well today.

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

For me, yes. These seem like conversational sentences, in which case "he is" would normally be "he's".

— GPY

  • For me, yes.
  • These seem like conversational sentences, in which case "he is" would normally be "he's".
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For me, yes.

These seem like conversational sentences, in which case "he is" would normally be "he's".
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Mr. TomWould you say that both of these are equally natural?
I hear both, but only the version with "let" sounds really right to me.

CJ
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Thanks, GPY and CJ.

So, can we also use this structure with it (situation)?

A - What about the theft?
B - Just leave it be; we've got better things to worry about.

or

A - What about the theft?
B - Just let it be; we've got better things to worry about.

Thanks,

Tom
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You can use it about a situation, but the "theft" example seems marginal to me. At least, I think "it" can hardly refer directly to "the theft". I'm not sure if that's what you intended.
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Mr. Tomcan we also use this structure with it
The second example sounds fine to me.

CJ
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