
The passive with "let" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2018年6月10日 · 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 …
The phrase "let alone" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2011年6月14日 · The sentence "I wouldn't go near a stingray, let alone pet one" implies that the speaker would stop far short of even being in a situation to do what follows the "let alone" …
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 …
Origin of "the beatings will continue until morale improves"
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 …
"By when you want it completed" vs. "when you want it completed …
2014年5月15日 · Which of the following is grammatical? Can you please let me know by when you want it completed. Can you please let me know when you want it completed by. I am …
phrase requests - Other words to replace "let's"? - English …
2018年12月6日 · 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 …
pronouns - Difference between "Let us go" and "Let we go"?
2011年10月3日 · "Let we go" or "let we us go" = Early Modern English (the subject is "we") Cf. Late Modern English's "let us go", in which the subject is "you" which is not written because it …
homophones - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2015年8月26日 · 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.
Which prepositions should I need to use when giving an exact …
2020年10月24日 · Let's meet at 11 at the stadium. River side — "by" is usual, "at" is not found and although it seems a reasonable possibility, it is not found. Let's meet at 11 by the river …
Usage of "shall we?" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2010年10月2日 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …