Let's and Let me see
Hi! Is "Let me see" in the conversation below asking for permission? Thanks, Fulvio
1. Let's eat first. (A suggestion to eat first before doing other plans for the rest of the day)
Situation (Looking at a photo of someone when they they were young)
A: Who do you think it is?
B: Let me see. I know. That's Uncle Des!
A: You're right.
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yellowstarstruck Is "Let me see" in the conversation below asking for permission? That's what the words say, but this is an idiom that is a sort of pause word meaning "Hmm. I'm thinking".
- yellowstarstruck Is "Let me see" in the conversation below asking for permission?
- That's what the words say, but this is an idiom that is a sort of pause word meaning "Hmm.
- I'm thinking".
- Sometimes it's said as "Let me think".
- — Where did you put the keys?
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yellowstarstruckIs "Let me see" in the conversation below asking for permission?
That's what the words say, but this is an idiom that is a sort of pause word meaning "Hmm. I'm thinking". Sometimes it's said as "Let me think".
— Where did you put the keys?
— Let me see. [pause] Oh! I know. I put them on the table in the hall.
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