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Russo Posted 11 years ago
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Which variant is correct? I dare you To say or i dare you_ say?
  

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I dare you to say what you're really thinking . (Correct) How dare you say that to your friends! sounds good, however.

— Philip

  • I dare you to say what you're really thinking .
  • (Correct) How dare you say that to your friends!
  • sounds good, however.
  • I'm not sure why - perhaps some other grammarian can chime in on this.
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I dare you to say what you're really thinking. (Correct) How dare you say that to your friends! sounds good, however. I'm not sure why - perhaps some other grammarian can chime in on this.
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Which variant is correct? I dare you To say or i dare you_ say?


I dare you to say Fine, meaning I challenge you to say.

eg I dare you to say that I am a liar!



I dare you say No.


I dare say This
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How does this rule work in negative sentences?
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eg I didn't dare him to jump off the roof. He fell accidentally..
eg I dare you not to shave for a month.

Clive
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One more question: what is the difference between should and ought to? they are quite the same, aren't they?
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This does not relate to the topic we have been discussing.
Please start a new thread, and we will be happy to help you.

Thanks.
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RussoWhich variant is correct? I dare you To say or i dare you_ say?
I dare you to say that again.
I didn’t dare him to do it. It was his idea!

The infinitival marker to is required when dare takes an object. (Note that How dare you/they to say such a thing! involves subject-auxiliary inversion.
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