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 see how it can be done. (should be Let's) Flubber let's/lets you jump high. (should be lets) Let's/lets go to the movie after dinner. (should be Let's)

Lets is conjugated for the third-person singular present tense, which is to say that it is used with singular nouns and the pronouns he, she, it: 'He lets me eat cake.' 'She sometimes lets her brother use the Super Nintendo.' 'The country lets me feel freer than the city.'

Nov 8, 2012 · The first statement - "lets plan to meet at three o'clock" - is hedged; the second - "lets meet at three o'clock - isn't. What this means in real life is that the first statement is less definite and less assertive, and possibly leaves a way out if …

@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 retreats/Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels/And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells:/Streets that follow like a tedious argument/Of insidious intent/To lead you to an overwhelming question…

Nov 14, 2011 · I have been reading conversations like the following: Person 1: Hey, let's go for a jog this afternoon! Person 2: Let's! Is it correct to only say "Let's!" instead of "Let's go!"?

I couldn't come up with a short title, but the upside is that there is not much needed to be said in the body of the question! For @dmr (and others), it mixes “let's cross that bridge when we come...

Dec 6, 2018 · I am writing a project paper, and I find myself using the phrase "let's" a lot. I'm wondering if there are other phrases or words that I can use instead of "let's"?

Sep 16, 2011 · The choice of prepositions depends upon the temporal context in which you're speaking. "On ~ afternoon" implies that the afternoon is a single point in time; thus, that temporal context would take the entire afternoon as one of several different afternoons, or in other words, one would use "on" when speaking within the context of an entire week.

Mar 14, 2011 · This came up in an email discussion - we are arguing about the merits and demerits of a certain approach, and I mentioned what I thought was a drawback to a scheme. To that, my colleague replied : ...

Oct 3, 2015 · I'd like to know the origin and precursor or derivative variants of the phrase "let's blow this popsicle stand". Reliable, conclusive, source-supported, authoritative and consistent information about