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Bare in mind or bear in mind?

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BumperliciousNeedsaGlassofWine · 29/02/2008 20:40

And "bare with me" or "bear with me"?

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StripeyMamaSpanx · 29/02/2008 20:41

Bear in both cases.

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motherinferior · 29/02/2008 20:44

You could say Bare with me but you might not enjoy the response.

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motherinferior · 29/02/2008 20:45

I feel quite bare in mind sometimes.

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Threadworm · 29/02/2008 20:45

Al Paccino is usually bare in my mind.

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ProfessorGrammaticus · 29/02/2008 20:46

Sometimes my mind is completely bare.

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motherinferior · 29/02/2008 20:48

It is of course also important to distinguish between bear behind and bare behind.

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stanleysmother · 29/02/2008 21:56

or in brief.... bear means support/tolerate bare means naked. But obviously there are loads of exceptions!!

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BumperliciousNeedsaGlassofWine · 29/02/2008 21:58

Ahhh, thanks. Am I an idiot?

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