Don't you dare tell anyone about this lesson? Wait on, second thought,
I dare you to do it? How dare you not tell people about this
podcast? Dare? That's an interesting word in English. Let's discuss. Welcome
to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from New York City. And
here's your English teacher, Michael. All right, thank you John, and
thanks everyone. It's Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English
better. And this is Happy English Podcast Episode six eighty Using dare. Sometimes,
vocabulary words in English have multiple meanings and uses, like the word means,
which is used to describe the definition of a word and a person's aggressive
behavior. We took a look at that in podcast episode forty. Well today
we're going to look at another such word, dare. I dare you to
change the channel on this one. Let's check it out. First of all,
we use the phrase don't you dare? Don't you dare is a strong
and direct way to tell someone do not do that. The grammar pattern that
we use is don't you dare followed by a base verb followed by an object.
Here's an example. Imagine you went to a meeting in the office and
after the meeting, they served donuts. Since you were running the meeting,
you didn't have a chance to eat any of the donuts. But you notice
there is one donut remaining in the box. At that same time, you
notice one of your coworkers reaching for that donut. Well, since that coworker
has already had a couple of donuts and you didn't have any, you can
tell him don't you dare eat the last donut. Don't you dare eat the
last donut means you had better not eat that donut. Here are some other
examples of using dare this way. Listen, we worked really hard to plan
this surprise party for Jack, so don't you dare tell him anything about the
party. Sorry, Professor, I think I'm going to miss the midterm exam.
I'm going away next week with my girlfriend. Don't you dare think about
missing that exam. If you don't take that exam, you are not going
to pass this course. Wow, that sounds like a tough professor. The
next one is how dare you? How dare you is a strong way to
express your shock or anger in response to what someone said or did. The
grammar pattern here is how dare followed by a person followed by a base verb
followed by an object. Here are some examples. Well, I think your
rules in this office are stupid. How dare you talk to me like that?
I'm your boss. Remember, I can't believe the managers don't believe me
about the missing money? How dare they accuse me of lying? By the
way, we also use how dare you as a standalone phrase to mean you
did something unacceptable. For example, you're cheating on me with your secretary.
How dare you get out of my house? You lost my book that was
a gift from my grandfather, how dare you? And finally, when you
want to challenge someone to do something, you can tell them I dare you.
The grammar pattern is I dare you followed by the two verb. For
example, look at that cute girl at the end of the bar, I
dare you to go over to her and ask her for a date. Those
chili pepper rolls look really spicy. I dare you to try one. Keep
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