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14 Oct 2012 —  Let's

 

How would you improve this response?

Let's go to the 1:30 matinée. Let's don't.

Let's go to the 1:30 matinée.
No, let's don't.

 

Click one or more options to improve the sentence.

 

1.

— Let's go to the 1:30 matinée. — No, let's don't.

 

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— Let's go to the 1:30 matinée. — No, let's not.

 

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— Let's go to the 1:30 matinée. — No, don't let's.

 

 

(Fowler Let. 3  453) (Garner  *Let's don't. 509)

1) He doesn't allow us to leave early. No, he doesn't. (allow)
2) Let's not leave early.  Yes, let's not. (suggestion)