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[Closed] Is it bear or bare with me?

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I never know. And don't suppose I will after this actually.


 
Posted : 11/08/2011 7:12 pm
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"Bare with me" would mean "get naked with me" and you don't want to do that, I would assume.


 
Posted : 11/08/2011 7:14 pm
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If it's got fur and teeth then it's probably a bear with you.


 
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that would depend on context if you wish people to show forbearance then it is "bear with me " if you wish a young lady to simultaneously disrobe it is "bare with me `'


 
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[url= http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/bare.html ]Bear[/url]


 
Posted : 11/08/2011 7:15 pm
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Bear = carry, support.
Therefore, Bear with me.


 
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when people say "That hits the spot" where precisely is The Spot?


 
Posted : 11/08/2011 7:18 pm
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when people say "That hits the spot" where precisely is The Spot?

Start by inserting Tab A in to Slot B.


 
Posted : 11/08/2011 7:19 pm
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If you're in a tent in Norway it's "bear".


 
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And while we're at it, it's;

"I rode [b]past[/b] it"

or

"I [b]passed[/b] it on the left"


 
Posted : 11/08/2011 7:23 pm
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Definately bear. Though there's 2 competing reasons why it might be- some will say like Moses there that it's from the same meaning as "load bearing", ie, "support me". But others will say it's from nautical bearings, ie, "bear with me- stay with me/follow my course"

Not that it matters really, it is not bare.

The one that drives me disproportionately up the bloody wall is tact/tack. "Let's take a different tact". Ironically, usually said by tactless people. It's so pervasive and it's absolute gibberish.


 
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when people say "That hits the spot" where precisely is The Spot?
Not very lucky with the ladies, are you?


 
Posted : 11/08/2011 7:24 pm