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To: Windflier

The author meant the past tense of “to bear” which would be “bore”, but didn’t want it to sound like it was unexciting.

31 posted on 07/25/2016 2:10:44 PM PDT by SpinnerWebb (Winter is coming)

To: SpinnerWebb

“The author meant the past tense of “to bear” which would be “bore”, but didn’t want it to sound like it was unexciting.”

“Bore” the high temperatures? I guess, but it seems a bit unwieldy.

(I did get the joke, though)

47 posted on 07/25/2016 3:33:13 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)

To: SpinnerWebb

The author meant the past tense of “to bear” which would be “bore”, but didn’t want it to sound like it was unexciting.

Maybe: "braved"..."faced"..."withstood"..."endured"...etc.

61 posted on 07/26/2016 8:48:32 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Canadians can't be our President.)

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