So … I was thinking the other day about the phrase “… with baited breath.”
Who would possibly want their breath to smell like bait?!?
And who deemed that to be a good thing to have?
Wouldn’t it make more sense to say “… with minted breath”?
I can’t see the toothpaste and mouthwash industry putting up much of a fight.
Although the cinnamon lobby would probably file a lawsuit.
Posted in: Errata
Gary St. Lawrence
Posted on November 9, 2009
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