Bated is one of the many words Shakespeare invented (or at least he was the first person to put the word on a piece of paper that survived to this day). Bated is a form of abate, which means âto diminish, beat down, or reduce.â So when youâre waiting with bated (read: abated) breath, youâre so eager, anxious, excited, or frightened that youâre almost holding your breath. Shakespeare used the phrase with bated breath in The Merchant of Venice. It's a scene where Shylock, the moneylender, points out the irony of Antonio, the merchant, coming to him for a loan after treating him so poorly in the past:
Call by Reference. If data is passed by reference, a pointer to the data is copied instead of the actual variable as is done in a call by value. Because a pointer is copied, if the value at that pointers address is changed in the function, the value is also changed in main(). Letâs take a look at a code example:
Step 1. Call or meet with the person who you'd like to serve as your reference. Tell the person that you're applying for other jobs and ask whether may list him or her as a reference. Give a reason why you chose this person and provide a compliment.ollect contact information from your reference, such as her full name, the name and address of the company she works for, her job title, and her phone number and email address. Include this information on a separate reference sheet that you can supply to an employer upon request. Step 4.