Bated Hooks

I see it so often lately.
It's my latest writing peeve.
I really want to ask those people if they were munching on earthworms, or if they prefer minnows... perhaps squid or chum? Have they caught anything?

I'm talking about all those folks writing that they are/were waiting with baited breath for something or other. Hopefully they're waiting for a shipment of Listerine...

To clarify, for all those wannabe writers with bait-breath:

bate beɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[beyt] verb, bat·ed, bat·ing. –verb (used with object)

1.	to moderate or restrain: unable to bate our enthusiasm.

2.	to lessen or diminish; abate: setbacks that bated his hopes.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to diminish or subside; abate.

—Idiom

4.	with bated breath, with breath drawn in or held because of anticipation or suspense: We watched with bated breath as the runners approached the finish line.

Please correct yourselves and stop teasing hungry fish. Thank you.