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To: Osage Orange

“Bated” is one of the many words Shakespeare invented (or at least he was the first person to put the word on a piece of paper that survived to this day).

“Bated” is a form of “abate,” which means “to diminish, beat down, or reduce.” So when you’re waiting with bated (read: abated) breath, you’re so eager, anxious, excited, or frightened that you’re almost holding your breath.
Ain’t the interweb wonnerful?


64 posted on 02/28/2019 4:10:31 PM PST by Ed Condon (subliminal messages here in invisible ink)
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To: Ed Condon
Good Gosh.....

I ant nevr seen sush a thang as thes...All dis peeps telln me how 2 speek!!

LOL!!!

The talking, spelling police...

Damn like liveals....

Dicifer dat.

66 posted on 02/28/2019 4:23:37 PM PST by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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