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Stevenukd Posted 18 years ago
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1. Who do they think they are that they dare threaten to send you out of the house, huh?

- Is this natural to say?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

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I'm not a teacher, per se, but because your question hasn't been answered yet I thought I might give you a suggestion. I think it's a bit unnatural because of 'that they' part.. you can replace it with 'to' Who do they think they are to dare threaten to send you out of the house, huh?

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  • I'm not a teacher, per se, but because your question hasn't been answered yet I thought I might give you a suggestion.
  • I think it's a bit unnatural because of 'that they' part..
  • you can replace it with 'to' Who do they think they are to dare threaten to send you out of the house, huh?
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I'm not a teacher, per se, but because your question hasn't been answered yet I thought I might give you a suggestion.

I think it's a bit unnatural because of 'that they' part.. you can replace it with 'to'

Who do they think they are to dare threaten to send you out of the house, huh?
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Hi,

1. Who do they think they are that they dare threaten to send you out of the house, huh?

- Is this natural to say?

It's a bit stilted.

'Who do they think they are' already seems to convey the idea of 'daring', so the latter seems redundant.

The slight formality of 'that' contrasts oddly with
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