However, it can also be used in the indicative: 'I let him go.' 'They let us eat cake.' 'We let him go without supper.' Let's is a contraction of let us. It is technically an imperative construction, but …

Jun 10, 2018 · Note that let does not allow a simple noun phrase as direct object: i.e, *Bill let it is ungrammatical (except for the sense of let that means 'rent'). Let normally occurs with a clause …

Jun 14, 2011 · I notice that "let alone" is used in sentences that have a comma. The structure of the sentence is what comes before the comma is some kind of negative statement. Right after …

Here's an easy way to figure out which to use: replace the word lets with the words let us. If the sentence still makes sense, then use the contractual form. Let's try a few examples: Lets/let's …

The earliest closely relevant match I've been able to find for this expression is from a cartoon by Lt. B.E. Lodge, U.S. Navy, submitted for the All-Navy Cartoon Contest and published in All …

Aug 2, 2016 · This particular situation was regarding the words lease and let. In my experience, outside of the real estate business, lease is always used with respect to the lessee, as in, the …

Dec 6, 2018 · Thus you don't need to always change each Let's/Let us with a "replacement" however we will presume you do, so we could replace let us with •We want to see x and y. We …

Aug 26, 2015 · The verb is to fare:. When you send your daughter off to camp, you hope she’ll fare well. That’s why you bid her a fond farewell.

Sep 8, 2011 · 'Let bygones be bygones' uses both meanings of the word 'bygones' and means, in extended form, 'let the unpleasantness between us become a thing of the past'. So I think, the …

Feb 23, 2016 · Let me allow to express the subtle difference you are careful about, figuratively. In "Let's get started", the starting point is in view and "Let's get going", you are on the starting …