- Don't dare to go shopping without me.
- Don't you dare go shopping without me.
What is the difference in their meanings? Do they both mean exactly same?
What is the difference in their meanings? Do they both mean exactly same?
Sentence number 1 sounds strange to me. The idiomatic expression I'm familiar with is
"Don't you dare....".
Saying, "Don't dare", without the "you", gives a weirdly formal feel to an inherently informal expression. When I read it, I hear it in the voice of a television announcer, or something, reading poorly written advertising copy.
TV: Don't dare to miss these outrageous deals at Furniture Barn!
Viewer: Change the channel.