Quick answer Canonicalizes to Bare vs. Bear

Is it "bare with me" or "bear with me"?

i · AnswerOne line, no lecture

"Bear with me." The phrase means endure — and bear is the word for enduring.

ii · A little moreWhy this is the one to keep

Bear carries the sense of holding up under something — patience, weight, difficulty. Bare means uncovered. "Bare with me" accidentally asks the reader to remove their clothes — the kind of slip a careful editor will catch.

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