2021-04-18 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – allow & permit

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2021-04-18

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – allow & permit

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง allow = ‘uh-LOU’

ออกเสียง permit -verb = ‘per-MIT’ -noun = ‘per-MIT’ or ‘PUR-mit

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Aloud is an adverb meaning “out loud” or “audibly”

(as in “said the words aloud”).

Allowed is the past tense and past participle form

of the verb allow (“she was allowed to leave early”).

These words are not frequently confused.

Collins COBUILD English Usage

allow & permit – let – enable

Allow, permit, and let

are all used to say that

someone is given permission to do something,

or is not prevented from doing something.

Permit is a formal word.

1. 'allow' and 'permit'

Allow and permit are followed by an object and a to-infinitive clause.

He allowed me to take the course.

They do not permit students to use calculators in exams.

You can say that

people are not allowed to do something

or are not permitted to do something.

Visitors are not allowed to take photographs in the museum.

Children are not permitted to use the swimming pool.

You can also say that something

is not allowed or that it is not permitted.

Running was not allowed in the school.

Picnics are not permitted in the park.

2. 'let'

Let is followed by an object and an infinitive without to.

Let me go to the party on Saturday. I won't be late.

You don't usually use 'let' in the passive.

Don't say, for example, 'She was let go to the party'.

3. 'enable'

Don't confuse any of these words with enable.

To enable someone to do something

means to give them the opportunity to do it.

It does not mean to give them permission to do it.

Contraception enables women to plan their families.

The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary

usage:

Perhaps because

let's has come to be felt as a word in its own right

rather than as the contraction of let us,

it often occurs in informal speech and writing

with redundant or appositional pronouns:

Let's us plan a picnic.

Let's you and I (or me) get together tomorrow.

Usage guides suggest avoiding these constructions.

Collins COBUILD English Usage

Allow – permit – let – enable

Allow, permit, and let

are all used to say that someone

is given permission to do something,

or is not prevented from doing something.

Permit is a formal word.

1. 'allow' and 'permit'

Allow and permit are followed by an object and a to-infinitive clause.

He allowed me to take the course.

They do not permit students to use calculators in exams.

You can say that people

are not allowed to do something

or are not permitted to do something.

Visitors are not allowed to take photographs in the museum.

Children are not permitted to use the swimming pool.

You can also say that something

is not allowed

or that it is not permitted.

Running was not allowed in the school.

Picnics are not permitted in the park.

2. 'let'

Let is followed by an object and an infinitive without to.

Let me go to the party on Saturday. I won't be late.

You don't usually use 'let' in the passive.

Don't say, for example, 'She was let go to the party'.

3. 'enable'

Don't confuse any of these words with enable.

To enable someone

to do something

means to give them the opportunity to do it.

It does not mean to give them permission to do it.

Contraception enables women to plan their families.

The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early.

Collins COBUILD English Usage

Hire – rent – let

1. 'hire' and 'rent'

If you pay a sum of money

in order to use something for a short period of time,

you can say that you hire it or rent it.

Hire is more common in British English

and rent is more common in American English.

We hired a car from a local car agency and drove across the island.

He rented a car for the weekend.

If you make a series of payments

in order to use something for a long period,

you say that you rent it.

You do not usually say that you 'hire' it.

A month's deposit may be required before you can rent the house.

2. 'hire out'

If you hire something from someone,

you can say that they hire it out to you.

Companies hiring out boats do well in the summer months.

3. 'rent out'

If you rent something from someone,

you can say that they rent it out to you.

They had to rent out the upstairs room.

4. 'let' and 'let out'

If you rent a building or piece of land from someone,

you can say that they let it to you

or let it out to you.

The past tense and -ed participle of let is let.

The cottage was let to an actor from London.

I couldn't sell the house, so I let it out.

This usage is more common in British English than American English.

The usual American terms are rent and rent out.

The house was rented to a farmer.

He repaired the boat and rented it out for $150.

Collins COBUILD English Usage

let

Let is used to say that someone allows someone else to do something.

After the object, you use an infinitive without to.

The farmer lets me live in a caravan behind his barn.

Her Dad never lets her have ice-cream.

They sit back and let everyone else do the work.

Be Careful!
Don't use a to-infinitive or an -ing form after let.

Don't say, for example,

'He lets me to use his telephone' or 'He lets me using his telephone'.

The past tense and -ed participle of let is let.

He let Jack lead the way.

She had let him borrow her pen.

Be Careful!
There is no passive form of let.

Don't say, for example, 'He was let go' or 'He was let to go'.

If you want to use a passive form,

use a different verb, such as allow or permit.

He had been allowed to enter Italy as a political refugee.

Laurent was only permitted to leave his room at mealtimes.

1. 'let ... know'

If you let someone know something,

you tell them about it.

I'll find out about the meeting and let you know when it is.

If the pain gets worse, let your doctor know immediately.

2. 'let me'

People often use let me

when they are offering to do something for someone.

Let me show you.

Let me help you carry your bags.

Dictionary of Problem Words in English

Allow & permit

Allow mean “to grant,” “to let have,”

and implies that no direct prevention or obstruction is involved.

“Does your supervisor allow you to dress as you please?”

Permit,a more formal word than allow,

specifically involves the idea of permission:

“Does your ticket permit you to enter at that gate?”

An everyday synonym for allow and

permit is let.