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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Bear or bare?

Is it bear with me or bare with me?
  

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Hi, I don't know how many times this has been asked here... It's " bear with me ". org/dictionary/british/bear-with-sb#bear-with-sb__2 bear with sb phrasal verb to be patient and wait while someone does something If you'll just bear with me for a moment , I'll find you a copy of the drawings.

— Tanit

  • Hi, I don't know how many times this has been asked here...
  • It's " bear with me ".
  • org/dictionary/british/bear-with-sb#bear-with-sb__2 bear with sb phrasal verb to be patient and wait while someone does something If you'll just bear with me for a moment , I'll find you a copy of the drawings.
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Hi,

I don't know how many times this has been asked here...

It's "bear with me".

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/bear-with
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I have a real problem with this one too.

Recently, I learned (here on this forum) to think of it this way: If I say "bare with me" I'm asking the person to get naked with me, and (unless he's Pierce Brosnan or George Clooney) that's not what I really want. So no baring.. only bearing!

(Likewise, "baited breath" and picture a mouthful of worms
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Grammar Geek(unless he's Pierce Brosnan or George Clooney) t
Sorry, Brad Pitt ! you are not on the list
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George Clooney is a woose.

What about grin and bear it?
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Thanks for the info, and thanks for being such a smug face about it.
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Well, maybe the poster above would "grin and bare it" if it were George Cloony or Pierce Brosnan, but most of us have to "grin and bear it" when life throws us a curve ball (baseball idiom).

A little levity mixed with grammar is always a good thing!
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