Take a Breath! Breathe, Breathe, Breathe!

Posted by Editormum on Monday, 14 April 2003 in Usage and Diction | ∞

breath, breathe: This one is simple, but it’s a very common mistake. Breath (breth with a soft /th/ sound) is the noun: I need to catch my breath. Take a deep breath and cough. Breathe (/breeeeeth/ with a hard /th/ sound) is the verb: Breathe in and out slowly, please. Don’t breathe the chlorine fumes. […]