Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Lesson 605. The title of today's lesson is the difference
between I dare say and dare I say. Okay. If somebody wants a screenshot do it right now.
Let's get right to it. I dare say is a regular idiom meaning one is certain or confident enough
to assert something is true or correct or one is brave enough. Because remember "dare" always
means that you you're bold or that you're brave about something. Brave enough to say it is true.
The phrase tends to be more common in British English or considered more formal
or old-fashioned in American English. So you can hear it in American English, but again it's more
formal or more old-fashioned. All right. And we got three examples here. I dare say
that if they really investigate, I believe they will find incriminating evidence on him. So here
you're saying I'm sure. I'm certain that if they actually really do what they're supposed to do
and investigate, they will find that you know , something is crooked about this person or that
he is a criminal. They will find evidence on him. All right. The second example. I dare say
he is right , but I don't think they will do anything about it. So I'm certain he's right
or you know. I'm brave enough to say this basically, but nothing will probably happen.
Or number three here. I dare say, we should be able to win easily. So again, you ,,, you're very
confident. You're very certain. You believe this is true. Okay. All right. Now let's take a look at
"dare I say" now. A lot of times when you say dare I say it's almost like dare I say it. Like
should I actually say it? So it's almost more of a question. It is almost more of a rhetorical
question. A rhetorical question. That's when you say what is a question, but you really don't
expect somebody to give an answer to it. Because you don't expect anyone to answer it. It is
asked to express what you are about to say some people may consider it as controversial
or insensitive or offensive and one is preparing the listener or listeners.
So you realize that whoever you're talking to or there may be some people out there
or you know, in that you're in front of or in an audience or something and you're saying dare
I say it. Like should I say it ? If I say it I know some people out there, they're not going to
be happy about it or some people might think you know, I'm a little insensitive or I said something
controversial or offensive. So in that sense you're saying dare I say a lot of times , we do
drop the "it" though and we just say dare I say. But it is almost like it's basically dare I say
it ? Like should I say it ? Okay. All right. So here's some examples. Dare I say it . It's his own
fault. He is too lazy. Well this would probably be in front of people that like this person,
but you're saying that you know, hey well you know, this is the truth. I know you may not like
it, but this is what dare I say it. You know, this is the way it really is. All right. Dare I say it.
They need to be taught a lesson. So again maybe you know, there might be some people that that may
not agree with you, but you're saying you know, I don't know if I should really say it. You know,
some people may not like that I said this, but dare I say it. They need to be taught a lesson. So
obviously this may be in front of some people that like them. Dare I say it. That player is getting
too old and over the hill . I don't think he has the ability to be competitive anymore. Well this
is maybe a player that a lot of people like. But you're just stating what you think is the truth.
But you know that even by saying this truth or by saying this fact, you think some people
might think that you're insensitive or maybe it's you're kind of you know insulting them or
something like that. Anyway, I hope you got it . I hope you got a better feel now when you might
be able to use one of these phrases instead of the other. Anyway, thank you for your time. Bye-bye.