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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 couldn't breath.
    Correction suggestion: breathe
  • We can't breath under water.
    Correction suggestion: breathe
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • They breathe slowly.
ID: BREATHE_BREATH [3]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)