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Thanks to all of you who responded privately to my last posting about
"waiting with baited breath and a bear bodkin." I'd like to share these
responses with others so <delete> now if you're not interested.
Rick Lippincott inquired:
BTW, did the bear fight much when you took his bodkin?
Arlen, Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy joked:
But the burning question is just what kind of bait do you use to get a bear's
bodkin?
Millman_Harvey wondered:
Now, how many people do you expect will catch these?
>I'm waiting for all your responses with baited breath and a
>bear bodkin.
("bated"; "bare" -- perhaps Shakespeare fans?)
Now for all you English majors, what is the following literary device called?
"Bated Breath and a Bare Bodkin"
Audrey Choden
Training by Design
achoden -at- aol -dot- com
70471 -dot- 3700 -at- compuserve -dot- com
