Slippery Jim 65 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Could someone please suggest to the Hakuba NOW correspondent that worms belong on fish hooks, not in your mouth... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 What do you mean? Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I don't know either. Do explain? Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 Read today's post Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I did. What's your point? Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 baited breath... Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Right.... so? Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Jim's joking, perhaps? 1/10. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 bated breath, my friends. not baited breath (although if you were using pieces of hon-maguro to catch fish you might hook me also) Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 never mind, silly quibble. blame a slow day in the office. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Quote: The correct spelling is actually bated breath but it’s so common these days to see it written as baited breath that there’s every chance that it will soon become the usual form, to the disgust of conservative speakers and the confusion of dictionary writers. Examples in newspapers and magazines are legion; this one appeared in the Daily Mirror on 12 April 2003: “She hasn’t responded yet but Michael is waiting with baited breathâ€. So why don't you let SJ know about it, rather than post it here? Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 But..but...but...then you'd never have seen it! Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Moderator SnowJapan.Com#4 5 Posted December 6, 2009 SnowJapan Moderator Share Posted December 6, 2009 Thank you for letting us know big-will. Yes, it would be nice if people let us know about things like this rather than just bring it to the attention of everyone in this way. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Slippery Jim's OK IMO. I didn't get it either at first, but I get that he was just trying to be a little funny on a slow day at the office. Quote: The correct spelling is actually bated breath but it’s so common these days to see it written as baited breath that there’s every chance that it will soon become the usual form, to the disgust of conservative speakers and the confusion of dictionary writers. Examples in newspapers and magazines are legion; this one appeared in the Daily Mirror on 12 April 2003: “She hasn’t responded yet but Michael is waiting with baited breathâ€. Interesting. If "baited" is equally common or more common in print media then a sociolinguist would say it's not a mistake at all. Link to post Share on other sites
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