Many people use "let, let's and lets" in conversation What's the difference between them?

The verb let means “allow”, “permit”, “not prevent or forbid”, “pass, go or come” and it's used with an object and the bare infinitive. Are you going to let me drive or not? Don't let h...

It is far more conventional to say "let me know when you are busy" than "let me know when you are not busy". The negative is considered redundant, and they are understood to mean the …

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 the comma is …

Let’s is the English cohortative word, meaning “let us” in an exhortation of the group including the speaker to do something. Lets is the third person singular present tense form of the verb let …

The present tense in ‘Let's see who wins’ is not the same use, but it is probably more frequent than ‘Let's see who will win’, simply because it’s the kind of sentence that is likely to be found …

Jul 13, 2015 · Tomorrow then. Let's see what happens. How would this be punctuated?

It wouldn’t kill you to add a word or two and say “Let’s go” or “Let’s do it”. In short, “Let’s” is certainly not proper English and you might get a few strange looks if you use it amongst …

2 Using let's is a lot like saying allow us to. Me: Perhaps we need to make a left turn at Albuquerque Him: Allow us to try that. With that in mind, I can't think of a single situation …

From an English test on Facebook: When you have finished to move the furniture, let me know. or When you will finish moving the furniture, let me know. I think the correct one is the former, bu...