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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Bear/Bare with me.

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00I was about to type "01i00please bare with me02i00" into an email, but as I was about to type "01i00bare02i00", I realized that I wasn't sure which [Bare/Bear] was the correct usage of the phrase.02p

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00Doing my own research into it, there are entire blogs dedicated to the history of the phrase, but each with only one particular spelling, not mentioning the other, and each offering possible origins based on the single spelling they chose.02p

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00Most of these seem strictly opinion, leading to my question; Is there an official answer to this, as in a source to reference it against?02p

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*71*0 01p 01b 00bare02b 02p 01p 00 • 01b 00verb02b 00 uncover and reveal. 02i 00 01b 00602b 00 (01b 00cannot bear02b 00) strongly dislike. 01b 00702b 00 give birth to (a child).

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  • *71*0 01p 01b 00bare02b 02p 01p 00 • 01b 00verb02b 00 uncover and reveal.
  • 02i 00 01b 00602b 00 (01b 00cannot bear02b 00) strongly dislike.
  • 01b 00702b 00 give birth to (a child).
  • 01b 00802b 00 (of a tree or plant) produce (fruit or flowers).
  • 02i 02p 01p 00OED02p 0-
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01b00bare02b02p

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01b00bare02b00 with me: 01b00get naked/nude 02b00with me 05002p

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0I was about to do the same. The best explanation I heard was "Bearing the load." That truly makes sense, although the one that states "...so I had a line of naked people standing at my door." was the most memorable one. I think whichever helps you remember is the best one to keep in mind.0-
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it's bare NOT bear.. a bear is an animal
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Hi,
Did you read this thread before expressing your opinion?

Best wishes, Clive
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Anonymousa bear is an animal
Oh dear! The animal is a noun. What is being discussed here is the verb, which is spelt "bear" and has nothing to do with being naked.
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lol okay thanks i had the same issue- quickly changed it from bare to bear when i read this Emotion: big smile
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i suffered the same problem.

The good word guide says that the verb bear to support is the correct spelling.
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Anonymous WOW! I know this is old but, If you are going to insult someone's intelligence, you should know that "Spelt" is not a word in the context in which you are using it. That would be "..which is SPELLED.." Have a nice day!
Hi,
This is from http://
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Hi,

'Spelt' is also OK in Canadian English.

Clive
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