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Rule "breath (breathe)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: breath (breathe)
Message: The word "breath" is a noun. Did you mean <suggestion>\1 not breathe</suggestion>?
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:
  • We can not breath under water.
    Correction suggestion: can not breathe
ID: BREATHE_BREATH [4]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)