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Let ´s ???
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miss noor
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Let ´s ???
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Hi,
Does the word let �s cotract come from Let us ?????????
Some of my colleague said to me let´s doesn´t come from let us>>>>>>>>>> I am confused
Thanks of advance,
Noor |
2 Oct 2009
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cookingongas
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Yes, it does.
All the best,
Charles. |
2 Oct 2009
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Adel A
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السلام عليكم
let �s is for suggestion
let us is for permission |
2 Oct 2009
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Nebal
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Hi dear Noor,
Let �s is the short form of Let us. Let us, though, is more emphatic; used for emphasis, and/or used formally.
Hugs,
Nebal |
2 Oct 2009
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Adel A
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Let us go to the restaurant=Please allow us to go to the restaurant. Yes, �let us � is frequently used as a request for permission, but to make it a polite request, the word �please � (for example) would usually precede �let us �. When used to request permission, �us � would not normally include the person whose permission is being requested.
Let �s go to the restaurant=Shall we go to the restaurant. Yes, this would always be understood as a suggestion, and the contracted word �us � would include the person or people you �re speaking to.
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