Originally Posted by
dhanke
I too was curious, so I googled baited breath. Here's what I found, the correct spelling is bated breath. Bated is a contraction of the word abated, which means "reduced, lessened, lowered in force". So, bated breath refers to a state in which you almost stop breathing as a result of some strong emotion, such as awe or terror. You learn something new every day, don't you?
Thank you dhanke. I was going to do that, but never got to it. I have to admit I was conjuring up all kinds of pictures with "baited breath". Now this makes so much more sense. Thanks with the help, always willing to learn and try to learn at least one thing a day, so today is taken care of, lol.