erroneous english - bare or bear?
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Erroneous English - Bare or Bear? - Do you use the wrong bare/bear in your sentences? Find out when to use which bare/bear as a verb in sentences. Can you answer the quiz question correctly at the beginning of the presentation? Take the challenge to learn the difference between the two words often used erroneously in English.TRANSCRIPT
Erroneous English Lesson #5
By: H. E. Colby, author of Top 150 Business English Ace Vocabulary Words
a production of businessenglishace.com
Erroneous English Lesson #5
“Please, bear with me”
or “Please, bare with me.”
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Erroneous English Lesson #5
The verb to bare means –
to uncover and reveal
Erroneous English Lesson #5
Ex: The model bared her body
for the Hollywood producers at the audition.
Erroneous English Lesson #5
The verb to bear means –
1) to manage, tolerate 2) to strongly dislike,
3) to give birth, 4) to produce (fruit),
5) to turn and proceed in a specified direction.
Erroneous English Lesson #5
Ex: Please bare with me as I try to find the key to the door.
Erroneous English Lesson #5
Ex: Please tolerate me as I try to find the key to the door.
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