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How dare and bunny
Two questions.
1. For sentences starting with 'how dare', does the verbhave an 's' for third person subjects? Which one is correct?
How dare he talk to me./How dare he talks to me.
How dare he do that./How dare he does that.
2. Is 'bunny' just another cuter name for a hare?
1. For sentences starting with 'how dare', does the verbhave an 's' for third person subjects? Which one is correct?
How dare he talk to me./How dare he talks to me.
How dare he do that./How dare he does that.
2. Is 'bunny' just another cuter name for a hare?
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[nq:1]Two questions. 1. For sentences starting with 'how dare', does the verb have an 's' for third person subjects?
- [nq:1]Two questions.
- 1.
- For sentences starting with 'how dare', does the verb have an 's' for third person subjects?
- Which one is correct?
- /How dare he talks to me.
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[nq:1]Two questions. 1. For sentences starting with 'how dare', does the verb have an 's' for third person subjects? Which one is correct? How dare he talk to me./How dare he talks to me. How dare he do that./How dare he does that.[/nq]
The first is correct in each case. It's like "how does he dare talk to me" "how does he dare do that"
[nq:1]2. Is 'bunny' just another cuter name for a har
The first is correct in each case. It's like "how does he dare talk to me" "how does he dare do that"
[nq:1]2. Is 'bunny' just another cuter name for a har
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[nq:1]Two questions. 1. For sentences starting with 'how dare', does the verb have an 's' for third person subjects? Which one is correct? How dare he talk to me./How dare he talks to me. How dare he do that./How dare he does that.[/nq]
The first in each of your two examples is correct. You can call this a vestigial subjunctive, a set phrase, or an idiom. Whichever you call it, however, the on
The first in each of your two examples is correct. You can call this a vestigial subjunctive, a set phrase, or an idiom. Whichever you call it, however, the on
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[nq:1]Well, you can get into technical arguments about the different meanings of "rabbit" and "hare," but basically "bunny" is just another cuter name for both of them.[/nq]
There are no Playboy Hares ...
There are no Playboy Hares ...
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[nq:2]Well, you can get into technical arguments about the different ... "bunny" is just another cuter name for both of them.[/nq]
[nq:1]There are no Playboy Hares ...[/nq]
There also are no Playboy Bunnies. All the Playboy Clubs have closed: .
Sic transit Gloria Bunny(1).
(1) Gloria Steinem worked briefly as a Bunny as research for an article.
Bob Lieblich
[nq:1]There are no Playboy Hares ...[/nq]
There also are no Playboy Bunnies. All the Playboy Clubs have closed: .
Sic transit Gloria Bunny(1).
(1) Gloria Steinem worked briefly as a Bunny as research for an article.
Bob Lieblich
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[nq:2]Well, you can get into technical arguments about the different ... "bunny" is just another cuter name for both of them.[/nq]
[nq:1]There are no Playboy Hares ...[/nq]
I thought Hefner's daughter was in line to inherit. It's apparent to me, anyway.
[nq:1]There are no Playboy Hares ...[/nq]
I thought Hefner's daughter was in line to inherit. It's apparent to me, anyway.
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[nq:2]2. Is 'bunny' just another cuter name for a hare?[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, you can get into technical arguments about the different meanings of "rabbit" and "hare," but basically "bunny" is just another cuter name for both of them.[/nq]
Is the hare an American species as well as European?
The hares we have here are quite a bit larger than rabbits. Although they are still a relativel
[nq:1]Well, you can get into technical arguments about the different meanings of "rabbit" and "hare," but basically "bunny" is just another cuter name for both of them.[/nq]
Is the hare an American species as well as European?
The hares we have here are quite a bit larger than rabbits. Although they are still a relativel
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[nq:2]Well, you can get into technical arguments about the different ... "bunny" is just another cuter name for both of them.[/nq]
[nq:1]There are no Playboy Hares ...[/nq]
There are now, but they used to airbrush them out. What a shock to discover the truth.
Michael West
Melbourne, Australia
[nq:1]There are no Playboy Hares ...[/nq]
There are now, but they used to airbrush them out. What a shock to discover the truth.
Michael West
Melbourne, Australia
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[nq:1]There are no Playboy Hares ...[/nq]
Well, NOW there are. But there was a time when the centerfold models were required to shave.
Well, NOW there are. But there was a time when the centerfold models were required to shave.
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[nq:2]There are no Playboy Hares ...[/nq]
[nq:1]There also are no Playboy Bunnies. All the Playboy Clubs have closed: .[/nq]
Why were they closed? People got tired of them and stopped going?
[nq:1]There also are no Playboy Bunnies. All the Playboy Clubs have closed: .[/nq]
Why were they closed? People got tired of them and stopped going?
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[nq:2]There also are no Playboy Bunnies. All the Playboy Clubs have closed: .[/nq]
[nq:1]Why were they closed? People got tired of them and stopped going?[/nq]
Probably. From the perspective of AmE culture, they're obviously features of a bygone era.
The Playboy headquarters is in Chicago, BTW, not far from Northwestern's medical complex in the area now called "Streeterville"; I unders
[nq:1]Why were they closed? People got tired of them and stopped going?[/nq]
Probably. From the perspective of AmE culture, they're obviously features of a bygone era.
The Playboy headquarters is in Chicago, BTW, not far from Northwestern's medical complex in the area now called "Streeterville"; I unders
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