Learn English – “I should have let you known”

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I was working on a song, and my friend pointed out this lyric to me while I played it for her.

"I should have let you known that i'm a runner"

My friend thinks it should be

"I should have let you know that i'm a runner"

Which one is correct?

Best Answer

I don't think that "I should have let you known that ..." would be grammatically correct, no matter what follows. Of course song lyrics often subordinate correct grammar to meter or rhyme, but here there is little or no change in meter or possible rhyme. I would advice using "I should have let you know that..." unless there is some very good reason for doing otherwise.

The word "known" is used in "I should have known that...", which might be a source of confusion. but it is not used in the "let you know" form.

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