We don't? "She is wary of the hamster" "I would be wary if I had enough sense to realise what danger I'm in" "I'm wary of foods containing aspertame" "I was wary of slippers after my encounter with the slipper-monster"
Oh! I just realised what you meant. Why do we say "beware" not "be wary of" - perhaps because beware is more concise and as it's not just an imperative, but a warning, short is good.
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Date: 2005-03-26 02:10 am (UTC)Oh! I just realised what you meant. Why do we say "beware" not "be wary of" - perhaps because beware is more concise and as it's not just an imperative, but a warning, short is good.