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Rule "breath (breathe)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	breath (breathe)
Message:	Did you mean the verb <suggestion>breathe</suggestion>? '\3' is a noun.
Category:	Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lists_of_common_misspellings/Grammar_and_Misc
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	I could breath. Correction suggestion: breathe I cannot breath. Correction suggestion: breathe Can you breath? Correction suggestion: breathe
Correct sentences for comparison:	If I breathe slowly and deeply, I start to relax. They breathe slowly. Do tests for these: i breath, ii heartbeat, iii ... Can breath cause coronavirus?
ID:	BREATHE_BREATH [1]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)

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