dare..... or dare to........

[Peter Chan]

The 2 sentences are examples in a dictionary:

"I don't dare call him",

"she dares to dress differently from the others"

What is the differnce between "dare + verb" and "dare to + verb".

After viewing the video about a Pizza Hut staff peeing in the sink.

Which question is correct to ask:

Do you dare eat in Pizza Hut? or

Do you dare to eat in Pizza Hut?

 

[MikeNewYork]

The 2 sentences are examples in a dictionary:

"I don't dare call him",

"she dares to dress differently from the others"

What is the differnce between "dare + verb" and "dare to + verb".

After viewing the video about a Pizza Hut staff peeing in the sink.

Which question is correct to ask:

Do you dare eat in Pizza Hut? or

Do you dare to eat in Pizza Hut?

There is no difference. "Dare" is a verb that can take either a bare infinitive or a "to" infinitive. The meaning is the same.

 

[charliedeut]

Maybe I got it all wrong but... the way I was taught to use "dare" would make me write these:

"I dare not (even "daren't")call him".
"Dare you eat in _____?".

 

[Tdol]

Maybe I got it all wrong but... the way I was taught to use "dare" would make me write these:

"I dare not (even "daren't")call him".
"Dare you eat in _____?".

They're both fine

 

[Raymott]

I don't agree with those claiming that you can use either as a general rule. The following applies to AusE:

"Dare to be different". Fine
"Dare be different." Wrong
"She dares to dress differently." Good
"She dares dress differently." Wrong

Sometimes you can use either.

 

[BobK]

:up: Also, for completeness, Carlos and others like him may be interested in another use of dare, which usually* takes 'to':

 I dare you to try that again

This means 'Don't do it, or else.'

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* I was going to say 'always', but in context the 'to' can be dropped (and the syntax is derailed, in what David Crystal calls a 'blend'

Go on. I dare you.... put your foot over that line and see what happens.

PS To be clear: This is a totallly different sort of dare; it is a challenge.