tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post4392531170155843150..comments2024-03-28T14:11:02.991-04:00Comments on Still Writing: The “E” Really Does MatterJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-50200473855477642262011-04-12T10:35:26.051-04:002011-04-12T10:35:26.051-04:00Every time I see 'Breathe' and 'Breath...Every time I see 'Breathe' and 'Breath' used wrongly, I feel like bursting a blood vessel, lol. And the error is soooo common!Adura Ojo (aka Naijalines)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09467664797856391600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-53039639437749926292011-04-10T18:46:01.513-04:002011-04-10T18:46:01.513-04:00This irks me too! So does lose and loose. So simil...This irks me too! So does lose and loose. So similar in spelling yet such different meanings!Cally Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08313803959936813426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-10528155698482178372011-04-10T10:28:02.525-04:002011-04-10T10:28:02.525-04:00YIKES, though I am probably way more likely to mes...YIKES, though I am probably way more likely to mess up the headline than anything else since I always just assume I managed to get those few words right ;)ajkulighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14676562458644419903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-31492694631197084722011-04-09T22:04:01.322-04:002011-04-09T22:04:01.322-04:00I've seen a lot of mistakes with breath/breath...I've seen a lot of mistakes with breath/breathe. Drives me crazy too.Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-4977388205493934232011-04-09T21:08:49.934-04:002011-04-09T21:08:49.934-04:00That's a mistake that makes me crazy. I always...That's a mistake that makes me crazy. I always have to read the sentence twice when those words are interchanged.Suhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-41154184433115108542011-04-09T18:27:35.507-04:002011-04-09T18:27:35.507-04:00Drives me crazy when professionals do that. It is...Drives me crazy when professionals do that. It is just lame. But, I see how it happens, esp. in my own writing.<br>It pays to force my hubby into proofing my writing.Susan Kanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-40233497300285015592011-04-09T16:29:14.889-04:002011-04-09T16:29:14.889-04:00From time to time I catch mistakes like this in ne...From time to time I catch mistakes like this in newspapers.<br><br>The teacher who taught my mother's family English remarked that it was a crazy language to try to pick up.William Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-34753022229238283992011-04-09T15:40:55.643-04:002011-04-09T15:40:55.643-04:00I often reread my work and find this mistake. All...I often reread my work and find this mistake. All the time. But a newspaper mixing up the two. . . gosh, that's pretty intense. ;)Madeline Bartoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805039990538185267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-47845435219927365552011-04-09T14:56:14.403-04:002011-04-09T14:56:14.403-04:00I totally had a problem with breath/breathe when I...I totally had a problem with breath/breathe when I first started writing a few years ago. I can proudly say that I do know the difference now! LOL I don't know why I'd ever gotten them confused in the first place. It's not that hard! :D I find mistakes like that in our newspaper as well. Drives me crazy!Chantele Sedgwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920913211842919013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-19711081883550360932011-04-09T14:12:53.624-04:002011-04-09T14:12:53.624-04:00Oh yay, yes! A post on the diff between breath and...Oh yay, yes! A post on the diff between breath and breathe. I critique a lot (some for pay even) and I see this ALL THE TIME. Very common mistake. <br><br>Enjoy your Saturday!Carol Riggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.com