Writerly Question
Jun. 25th, 2008 08:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rhienellethWe all have those words, right? Little foibles? Its vs. it's or there, their, and they're?
One of my betas pointed out one of mine this morning, and I was honestly completely baffled that this has been in my writing for so, so long with me inexplicably unaware: breath vs. breathe.
I actually have a vague memory of using "breathe" once upon a time, and being told it was the English spelling, not the American, and why was I using it? At which point, I apparently eradicated it from usage and have only used "breath" since.
But it seems that was the incorrect thing to do, and breath is used when "Anna took a breath." While breathe is used "Anna loved to breathe in the fresh air."
So, what say all the writers on my f-list?
Also, what's your word use achilles heel?
Also, thank God for find and replace.
ETA: So, amidst all of the correct uses of breath, breathed, breathing, breathless, breathable, and breathes, I found eleven places where "breath" needed to be "breathe".
One of my betas pointed out one of mine this morning, and I was honestly completely baffled that this has been in my writing for so, so long with me inexplicably unaware: breath vs. breathe.
I actually have a vague memory of using "breathe" once upon a time, and being told it was the English spelling, not the American, and why was I using it? At which point, I apparently eradicated it from usage and have only used "breath" since.
But it seems that was the incorrect thing to do, and breath is used when "Anna took a breath." While breathe is used "Anna loved to breathe in the fresh air."
So, what say all the writers on my f-list?
Also, what's your word use achilles heel?
Also, thank God for find and replace.
ETA: So, amidst all of the correct uses of breath, breathed, breathing, breathless, breathable, and breathes, I found eleven places where "breath" needed to be "breathe".
