Discover When to Bare It
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I simply can't bear being asked to bare with you
any longer without saying something. We all have
our 'pet peeves' and these two are laid bare more
frequently than most people are aware of.
I read a lot of documents, especially EBooks, and
the number of times I'm absorbed in the
information and then they ask me to 'bare' with
them. I don't mean they show all, I mean they
are talking about bearing with them.
If I could, I might but I simply cannot. Not only
because they are too far away (even though many
webcams these days are doing just that rather
frequently, I might add) but I simply can't bear
the misspellings.
I mean, if any of my contractors wrote to their
clients talking about a load baring beam I doubt
many husbands would leave their wives at home all
day with them.
So please bear with me while I add the concise
Oxford Dictionary 1964 meaning to the two words
so we are clear about what this article is all
about ~ apart from my gripe. Yes it is an old
dictionary but it has stood the test of the
English language over the decades.
By understanding the basics of the English
language, it allows the language to expand as it
has done over the years.
We have no confusion whatsoever over the Bear
animal. Nobody sticks around long enough when
they are on the scene to bare anything.
Another bear is a word with four major differences
of meaning and within those four groups are
another assortment of meanings; but here we are
concerned with 'bear (2) ~ Sustain (weight,
responsibility, cost; bear a part in, share);
stand (test etc.)endure (grin and bear it)
Tolerate, put up with(cannot bear him),whence
bearable a.; be capable of upholding weight (ice
bears); be fit for(his language won't bear
repeating); bear with, treat forbearingly; bear
up, (trans.) uphold, (intro.) not despair; borne
on the books of, paid by.
The other bare is defined as "unclothed,
undisguised, uncovered, bald, unfurnished,
unprotected, threadbare, unsheathed, ill-provided
, empty, unadorned, scanty, mere;" ~ and we won't
worry too much about whether the meaning is a
noun, adverb or whatever at this point.
Once understanding the difference in meaning of
two totally different words, spelt differently
but both pronounced the same way yet have widely
different meanings and outcomes, you can see why
I always suggest to my contractors that they
spell THAT particular word with great care. As I
said previously, no right thinking husband is
going to leave their wife at home with a man who
is working with a load 'baring' beam.
So next time you want your readers to bear with
you on details in your EBook, please don't ask
them to bare with you. Your partner wouldn't like
it, your spell-checker rarely picks it up and it
's simply not possible. Besides, your Mother
probably wouldn't approve either.
About the Author
Jan Smith has been assisting Trade Businesses with their marketing plans since 1990. Now her business has been taken online to reach more hard-working Contractors who often work their guts out and end up making meagre profits. If this is you go to www.constructingprofits.com and learn how to make more money working fewer hours.
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