The passive with "let" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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 me to come to …
verbs - "Let's" vs. "lets": which is correct? - English Language ...
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 meaning …
infinitives - Passive of verb "let" : with or without "to" - English ...
Mar 17, 2023 · The guests were let to pass forward. [infinitival clause as complement] To -infinitivals as complements of passive let are few and far between in modern day English publications (21st …
Not to Mention ≈ [Let Alone ≈ Much Less ≈ Still Less]
Aug 29, 2013 · I find the distinction that MacMillan makes between not to mention and the supposedly synonymous let alone and still/much/even less useful: The phrases let alone and still/much/even less …
The phrase "let alone" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jun 14, 2011 · It's actually the opposite of "or even." The excellent example below of "I wouldn't go near a stingray, let alone pet one" demonstrates this. If you wanted to use "or even" with this sentence, …
phrases - Let's get started! or let's get going? - English Language ...
Feb 23, 2016 · In "Let's get started", the starting point is in view and "Let's get going", you are on the starting point already. Moreover, there is a sense of extra involvement abundantly made clear by the …
phrase requests - Other words to replace "let's"? - English Language ...
Dec 6, 2018 · The relationship between z and w, on the other hand…. Otherwise, know that a basic search will turn up let us in innumerable journal articles, official proclamations, formal invitations, …
expressions - Why is it "'s" after Let and before a verb, example "Let ...
Jul 8, 2015 · We often learn the structure “Let’s do something”, but why it there an apostrophe-s after let and before the verb? Why does we need ’s in this structure? Does ’s means is or does it mean was?
word order - Is it "Don't let's" or "Let's don't"? - English Language ...
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 perfectly acceptable …
Perception of the phrase "kindly let us know..."
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 approach” in …