# words that mean the same when the a is dropped at the beginning

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**Created:** [February 4, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-mean-the-same-when-the-a-is-dropped-at-the-beginning/778986 "2017-02-04T15:57:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-mean-the-same-when-the-a-is-dropped-at-the-beginning/778986/20 "2017-02-10T16:21:56Z")

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From a whole nother thread:

> [@Can true Straight Dopers = Pro Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-true-straight-dopers-pro-trump/779421/5):
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> A True Doper would point out that it’s _'bated_ breath, short for abated, meaning held. It’s not _baited_ breath, which means that the breath in question smells like minnows or worms, depending on where you were fishing.

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