It bugs me when people say "weary of" instead of "leery of" or "wary of"

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Jul 1, 2020
5:10:36pm

ballen All-American

It bugs me when people say "weary of" instead of "leery of" or "wary of"

when they are saying they are cautious/nervous about a situation or person.

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ballen

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It bugs me when people say "weary of" instead of "leery of" or "wary of"

ballen

7/1/20 5:10pm

I'm weary of pedants

TwinsRight

7/1/20 5:15pm

I grow weary of contradiction! Bonus points for citing to the Harry Potter book.

PJMort

7/1/20 5:15pm

RE: I grow weary of contradiction! Bonus points for citing to the Harry Potter book.

TwinsRight

7/1/20 5:19pm

I don't know why that phrase stuck in my head. Good ole Phineas Nigellus

PJMort

7/1/20 5:24pm

Agreed. I learned my lessons. I’m weary of the mods now.

Zaphod

7/1/20 5:24pm

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