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  1. infinitives - Passive of verb "let" : with or without "to" - English ...

    Mar 17, 2023 · In the case of let go, go is a particle (a one-word non-expandable phrase functioning as complement to the verb) and hence does not allow to. Same goes for slip in let …

  2. verbs - "Let's" vs. "lets": which is correct? - English Language ...

    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 …

  3. The passive with "let" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    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 …

  4. apostrophe - Etymology of "let us" and "let's" - English Language ...

    @Josh61 - Let us go then, you and I,/When the evening is spread out against the sky/Like a patient etherised upon a table;/Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets,/The muttering …

  5. phrase requests - Other words to replace "let's"? - English …

    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 …

  6. meaning - Difference between Let, Let's and Lets? - English …

    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 …

  7. idioms - Meaning of "let bygones be bygones" - English Language …

    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 …

  8. grammar - Let ... then ... in mathematical definition - English ...

    Oct 10, 2021 · That would require a semicolon, since Let x be a set is a sentence and requires a full stop like a semicolon or a period. You could specify several in a row with commas, like the …

  9. Lease versus Let - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    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 …

  10. grammaticality - "Let A be a set, [let] B [be] a group" - English ...

    I think that "Let A be a set, let B be a group, and let C be a number." is the most formal phrasing. Since this is a mathematically formal usage, I think that would be preferred, but I don't think …