A Not Uncommon Mistake

rogersgeorge on February 12th, 2020

She gets it right.

Zack Hill Comic Strip for December 19, 2019 — https://www.gocomics.com/zackhill/2019/12/19

“Bate” is derived from “abate,” and it means to restrain, hold back. Not much more to say, I guess. Forget about the worms.

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A Not Uncommon Mistake

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