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Confusables Entry 59 / 1605 60-second read

Bare vs. Bear

Uncovered versus the animal or to carry.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“Please bear with me while I find the file.”

✓ Correct

“Please bear with me while I find the file.”

The ruleii

BARE = naked or simple.

The phrase 'bear with me' is frequently misspelled as 'bare with me' (which sounds much more revealing!).

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

B-E-ar = E-ndure.

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