lets and let's

[aplomb]

Hi all,

Can you explain me the difference in let's and lets?
I think let's means let us. What about lets and its usage.

 

[expenseroso]

Let's = "Let us"
It's used when a person is addressing a group of which he or she is a part. For example: "Let's go to the movies."

Lets = "allows for"
"Our boss lets us go early on Fridays."

 

[mplsray]

Let's = "Let us"
It's used when a person is addressing a group of which he or she is a part. For example: "Let's go to the movies."

Lets = "allows for"
"Our boss lets us go early on Fridays."

Grammatically, let us and let's are second-person imperative forms (the unnamed subject of let being you) used as a first-person imperative.

 

[expenseroso]

Grammatically, let us and let's are second-person imperative forms (the unnamed subject of let being you) used as a first-person imperative.

You're right, of course--I wasn't sure if that would be helpful to the explanation, though.