| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| daresay, dare say |
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| The one-word spelling is a verb in itself, used only in the first person: I [we] daresay we’ll wish we’d stayed. But it can also be spelled as two words: I dare [to] say [that] he will be sorry to have missed the meeting. Daresay can be followed by a clause, either with or without that: I daresay [that] there will be no objection. Note that the two-word spelling can appear as a subjunctive or an indicative in the third person singular: If he dare[s] say anything unpleasant, I’ll leave. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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