Breath vs. Breathe - My Writing Portfolio

Presenting Mnemonic Shorts! (3 m or less)	C!Present
Breathe and breath are two of the easiest words to mix up in the English language, mainly because they refer to more or less the same action: breathing. Go figure.	C! Various
But what’s the difference? Besides that sneaky little ‘e’ at the end?
Breathe refers to an action—a verb.	Show definition
Breath refers to a noun.	show definition
No seriously, that’s the long and short of it.	long and short joke of some kind?
So, how to remember the difference?
First, pronounce ‘breathe’ properly, with the voiced ‘th’ at the end. But action takes energy. So the verb has the extra e on the end. There’s more there, takes more energy to write out AND pronounce.	highlight the ‘the’ at the end of the word Show someone taking a deep breath.
Breath… just is. It’s something that just happens. It’s what makes our lungs and chest expand and contract, whether we want it to or not. Whether we’re conscious of it or not. And yes, we breathe while we take a breath, but one word we usually only come across when we’re conscious of it. Breathe!	Show someone sleeping and breathing.
Nuance. Because it’s English.	C! annoyed