Bated is a form of abated. It means diminished or moderated.
Bated breath is what you do when you’re awaiting something so eagerly or so anxiously that your breathing is abated.
Baited means to actively entice prey into performing a desired behavior.
- A hook is baited to lure a hungry fish to bite it.
- Bullies bait with taunting and pushing to evoke a flight, fight or freeze response.
The fight and flight responses are characterized by increased breathing. The freeze response is characterized by decreased breathing.
One way of coping with a freeze response is to BREATHE. This tells your primitive brain that the reason to freeze has abated.
Still having trouble remembering which is correct? This ought to cure you! LOL
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You should have been a teacher. What a way to show those visual learners out there. I don’t think I will ever spell this incorrectly again since that image of the worm on the fishing hook in the mouth will probably stick with me!
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