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Rule "breath (breathe)"

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Description: breath (breathe)
Message: Did you mean breath? 'Breathe' is a verb.
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 am not going to hold my breathe that he will do anything
    Correction suggestion: breath
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I can't hold my breath.
  • Then he had her breathe on the canvas.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BREATHE_BREATH [5]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)