Let America Be America Again

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. O, let America be America again – The land that never has been yet – And yet must be – ...

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American poet Langston Hughes wrote, “Let America Be America Again.” After saying this at the beginning of his poem, he points out why America has never fulfilled the dreams of so many. Equality and ...

As a rule, we don't use the passive voice with "let". "Allow" or "permit" is normally used instead: We were allowed to do whatever we wanted. We were permitted to drive the vehicle. Accordi...

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Let go or be dragged. This is a saying often associated with Zen Buddhism (occasionally Stoicism). As far as I can tell, there's no historical connection, and it might well be originally English. ...

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quotes - Origin of the saying "let go or be dragged" - English Language ...

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

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meaning - Difference between Let, Let's and Lets? - English Language ...

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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 to permit or allow. In the questioner’s examples, the sentence means to say “Product (allows/permits you to) do something awesome”, so the form with lets is correct.

verbs - "Let's" vs. "lets": which is correct? - English Language ...