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To: lbryce
are all waiting with the greatest anticipation, baited breath

Uhhhh, the real word is "bated breath", short from "abated".

Although, in Maddow's case....

15 posted on 05/30/2013 3:51:16 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Izzy Dunne

Thanks for the correction. I’m actually a stickler for spelling and grammar but in this case I actually forgot the correct spelling. Thanks again.


17 posted on 05/30/2013 3:55:27 AM PDT by lbryce (BHO:"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds by way Oppenheiner at Trinity NM)
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To: Izzy Dunne

More likely “worm in mouth”.


21 posted on 05/30/2013 4:40:44 AM PDT by oldsicilian
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To: Izzy Dunne

Yep, I hesitated to comment because I did not want to be labeled, “grammar police” or “spelling police”.

I write it as, ‘bated, signifying the missing letter with an apostrophe.


24 posted on 05/30/2013 4:45:04 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (_.. ._. .. _. _._ __ ___ ._. . ___ ..._ ._ ._.. _ .. _. .)
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