Uses of lest-should.

[Sonia*]

Hello Sir,

Kindly tell me the use of Lest-should (conjunction).I do not know how to use it as I am not aware about its structure and the place of using it where in the sentence.But many of my friends easily uses it in their conversation..Please also tell me in what sort of situation we may make the most of this grammatical point.

Thanks a million.please check if I have made any grammatical mistake in any sentence written above.

sonia*

[Alan]

Hi Sonia,

'Lest I should ..' is rather a formal construction and is also a bit dramatic. In conversation we would usually say 'in case', It has the sense of 'if possibly ..'

You can say: Lest I should forget to send the letter, please remind me = In case i forget to send the letter, please remind me.

Alan
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[Sonia*]

Hello Alan, Many thanks to you,Please consider this sentence:

"He wrote down the address lest he should forget it." What does the use of "lest-should" indicate here in this sentence?I shall be highly thankful to you.

Sonia

[Basitpasha]

That means, there is no need to use 'lest' now-adays. We can use 'in case' ?

[Amy Sheez]

Yes i think "in case" sounds better, "lest-should" sounds a bit formal!

[Basitpasha]

Ok thanks