This is not the first time I encounter a question of whether âbearâ or âbareâ must be used. I think it is because of the similarity in pronuntiation. Though, âbareâ is an adjective meaning ânakedâ, as in âbarefootâ. To bear, on the other hand, is a verb meaning to tolerate, to have to accept.
By Michael J. Mazza HALL OF FAME on November 2, 2001. Format: Mass Market Paperback. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is another masterpiece by Tennessee Williams, who was truly one of the 20th century's greatest playwrights. This play was presented in New York in the 1950s, and in book form it is an excellent read.
For the song, see Year of the Cat (song). Year of the Cat is the seventh studio album by Al Stewart, released in 1976 and was produced and engineered by Alan Parsons; it is considered his masterpiece, its sales helped by the hit single Year of the Cat, one of those 'mysterious woman' songs, co-written by Peter Wood.