Jul 1, 2024 · What is the origin of the phrase the beatings will continue until morale improves? There is a Metafilter and a Quora out on it, but they are inconclusive, and the phrase does not …

Jun 10, 2018 · Let normally occurs with a clause of some sort as complement, and passive is unlikely with a clausal object: Bill wants me to come to the party would be passivized to *For …

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 …

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...

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

Jan 12, 2016 · Don't let's forget the 1943 Noel Coward song "Don't Let's Be Beastly To The Germans". If we un-contract, it becomes "Do not let us be beastly to the Germans" which is …

Aug 26, 2015 · "To see how something (someone) fares, or fairs". Which is the correct one to use in this expression? And what is the etymology, or history behind the expression?

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 …

Jun 5, 2014 · Recently, I talked to a native speaker about the proper usage of the word “kindly”. I frequently use phrases like “kindly let us know whether you agree with the suggested …

Aug 21, 2020 · Do not let us watch the movie. I think both a and b are correct and have the same meaning: one is How about we don't watch the movie? (suggestion) and the other is You …