Breathe, Breath, Breadth
Despite being very distinct in terms of sound and use, some people often mix up the terms breath, breathe and breadth due to their similarity in spelling.
Let us dissect their differences: Breath is a noun referring to “the air taken into or expelled from the lungs” or “the act of breathing”.
On the other hand, breathe is used as a verb meaning “to take air into the lungs and then expel it, especially as a regular physiological process”.
Meanwhile, breadth is a noun denoting “the distance or measurement from side to side of something; width” or “wide range or extent”.
As you can see from the above examples, breadth can be used not only to measure physical and geographical features but it is also often used to refer to figurative things such as art and filmmaking. With these things in mind, you can now distinguish when and how to properly use breath, breathe and breadth. You can now breathe a breath of relief knowing you have three terms less to worry about in the breadth of complexities in the English grammar. (Description from EnglishGrammar.org) |