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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Lets vs let's

When do I use lets vs leDt's?
  

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To the best of my knowledge, "lets" is not a word. "

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To the best of my knowledge, "lets" is not a word.

"Let's" is a contraction of "let us."
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Hi,

When do I use lets vs leDt's?

I'll illustrate with examples.



Tom lets Mary answer the phone. = he allows her to answer it. (3rd person singular present tense of the verb 'let'.)



Mary, let's go to the movies. = a standard way of making a suggestion.



Clive
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Ouch! How stupid of me!

Thanks, Clive.
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Hi,

Don't sweat it. Emotion: phew

I think that, after you answer a lot of questions on this Forum, everything starts to look
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Lets is not a word? Apparently, the best of your knowledge is not much.

Here is a simple example of the proper use of lets.

Did you know that Susan lets her daughter watch television?
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Thank you, Anon. You're absolutely correct about the extent of my knowledge.

If you had taken the trouble to read the the post which followed, you'd have noticed that Clive made that correction 231 days ago. I suppose some of us are dumb and others are just lazy.

Best regards, - A.

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