Karen15 How dare he do this! This is simply an exclamation of outrage. It does not require any kind of reply.
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Karen15How dare he do this!This is simply an exclamation of outrage. It does not require any kind of reply.
CalifJim Karen15How dare he do this!This is simply an exclamation of outrage. It does not require any kind of reply.CJThank you so much.
Karen15Even though it doesn't need any reply, is it wrong if I say "Ikr"?Can you actually say Ikr? I'm a native speaker, and I have no idea how to pronounce that.
CalifJim Karen15Even though it doesn't need any reply, is it wrong if I say "Ikr"?Can you actually say Ikr? I'm a native speaker, and I have no idea how to pronounce that.CJ"Ikr" is shortened form of "I know right"
Karen15"Ikr" is shortened form of "I know right"I see.
CalifJim Karen15"Ikr" is shortened form of "I know right"I see. We try to discourage the use of texting abbreviations here as it is an English grammar forum. Besides, even in its unabbreviated form "I know right" is not really grammatical, and neither "I know" nor "Right" is a particularly appropriate response to a "how dare" kind of exclamation.Sometimes people just expr