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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"let" versus "allow" and "to"

Consider the sentence: "Don’t let your fantasies slowly turn into expectations." Should there be a "to" after "fantasies"? Judging by my (not so grammar cognizant) gut feelings, it sounds better without the "to" However, if the sentence reads: "Don’t allow your fantasies slowly turn into expectations." It sounds better with the "to" added after "fantasies." Am I right? Why or why not?
  

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Anonymous Am I right? Yes. 'To' is never used after 'let'.

— Cool Breeze

  • Anonymous Am I right?
  • Yes.
  • 'To' is never used after 'let'.
  • You don't say Let's to go !
  • You say Let's go!
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AnonymousAm I right?
Yes. 'To' is never used after 'let'. You don't say Let's to go! You say Let's go! On the other hand, there's nothing grammatically exceptional in 'allow', which means that 'to' is always used with it: I didn't allow him to go there. (I didn't let him go there.)

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