barley move

English translation: "barely" move

23:11 Mar 19, 2010
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Printing & Publishing
English term or phrase: barley move
the support should not make any noise and the end of the forming tube should barley move

Thanks in advance for your kind help
DehaCeviri
Local time: 18:43
Selected answer:"barely" move
Explanation:
It's a typo :) "Barely" move, as in practically not at all.

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Note added at 14 mins (2010-03-19 23:25:25 GMT)
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Yes, and, believe it or not, they'll all be typos. Run a Google search for "barley move", in quotation marks; all examples (except when "Barley" is a proper noun) are clear misspellings of "barely".

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Note added at 15 mins (2010-03-19 23:26:34 GMT)
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My hamster turned blue nd he got really slow, could *barley move
http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2009082418234...

English Russia » Poor cats….they can *barley move
http://englishrussia.com/?cid=216634

learn about the wonder shot that not only helps women look younger but helps patients who can *barley move
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/boost-your-healt...

I can *barley move my shoulder
http://www.qa-health.com/f6/i-can-barley-move-my-shoulder-10...

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Note added at 16 mins (2010-03-19 23:27:53 GMT)
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I woke up this morning and I could *barley move.
http://forums.webmd.com/3/pregnancy-third-trimester-exchange...

What is wrong with my leg? I can *barley move them!?
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2010012110412...

I could not speak, *barley move and hardly open my eyes...
http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/showthread.php?p=8181728

They made you look so fat and could *barley move under all the layers.
http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Colum...

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Note added at 17 mins (2010-03-19 23:28:40 GMT)
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All of the above are misspellings of "barely".
Selected response from:

Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Brazil
Local time: 12:43
Grading comment
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5 +11"barely" move
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
"barely" move


Explanation:
It's a typo :) "Barely" move, as in practically not at all.

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Note added at 14 mins (2010-03-19 23:25:25 GMT)
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Yes, and, believe it or not, they'll all be typos. Run a Google search for "barley move", in quotation marks; all examples (except when "Barley" is a proper noun) are clear misspellings of "barely".

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Note added at 15 mins (2010-03-19 23:26:34 GMT)
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My hamster turned blue nd he got really slow, could *barley move
http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2009082418234...

English Russia » Poor cats….they can *barley move
http://englishrussia.com/?cid=216634

learn about the wonder shot that not only helps women look younger but helps patients who can *barley move
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/boost-your-healt...

I can *barley move my shoulder
http://www.qa-health.com/f6/i-can-barley-move-my-shoulder-10...

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Note added at 16 mins (2010-03-19 23:27:53 GMT)
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I woke up this morning and I could *barley move.
http://forums.webmd.com/3/pregnancy-third-trimester-exchange...

What is wrong with my leg? I can *barley move them!?
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2010012110412...

I could not speak, *barley move and hardly open my eyes...
http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/showthread.php?p=8181728

They made you look so fat and could *barley move under all the layers.
http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Colum...

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Note added at 17 mins (2010-03-19 23:28:40 GMT)
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All of the above are misspellings of "barely".

Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Brazil
Local time: 12:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: The word in question is really "barley move", many examples of which I have also come across in the internet.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
0 min
  -> Thank you, Jack!

agree  David Hollywood
13 mins
  -> Thank you, David!

agree  priscilalaterza
19 mins
  -> Thank you, Priscila!

agree  Ildiko Santana: Yes, this is merley a typo! :D
37 mins
  -> :-) Amazing how these things seem self-perpetuating, don't they?

agree  juvera: (Sure it's not The Barley Mow?...sorry... :-)
2 hrs
  -> Well, someone was bound to go there! :)

agree  Jenni Lukac (X)
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Jenni!

agree  Rolf Keiser
10 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  Rachel Fell
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agree  kmtext
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agree  Melanie Nassar: undoubtedly
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agree  Phong Le
15 hrs
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