Dare

Veron1 · #1 (**permalink**) 11-Jul-2007, 07:48

Hi
Which sentence is correct?
How dare you talking to me like that
How dare you to talk to me like that

**BobK** · #2 (**permalink**) 11-Jul-2007, 08:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noussa

Hi
Which sentence is correct?
How dare you talking to me like that
How dare you to talk to me like that

Neither, I'm afraid - though with a bit of punctuation you could make a case for the first.

The most common form is 'How dare you talk to me like that?' [bare infinitive].

b

* Here's the extreme version - not recommended for students, though it might be used:

'How dare you? - [Fancy someone in your position] talking to me like that!'

Veron1 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-Jul-2007, 08:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobK

Neither, I'm afraid - though with a bit of punctuation you could make a case for the first.

The most common form is 'How dare you talk to me like that?' [bare infinitive].

b

* Here's the extreme version - not recommended for students, though it might be used:

'How dare you? - [Fancy someone in your position] talking to me like that!'

Thank you Bobk


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