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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. Let me through!
- Why don�t we say �Let me go through�?

2. I really don�t know when to use �Be my guest!�. Could you please give me some examples?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd.

[CP]

1. You can say, "Let me go through" if you want to. "Let me through" means "Let me pass" or "Make way for me." "Let me go through" would probably be more natural when you want to go through a door, when someone is preventing you from going through it.

2. "Oh, football is on TV. Do you mind if I watch?" "Be my guest."

"May I use your restroom?" "Be my guest."

"I can't stand polka music. Can I change the channel?" "Be my guest."

"Can I practice my English with you?" "Be my guest."

"Is that fudge? I love fudge!" "Be my guest."
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[redset]

'Let me through' is also more commanding than 'let me go through'. It's like saying you want to be 'through' ('on the other side'), rather than asking if you can move in that direction. It works for other similar phrases too: 'Let me out!' ('I don't want to be in here!'), 'let me in!' ('open the door!') and so on.