Spelling Conundrums: Breath or Breathe? Lose or Loose?
There’s not a writing teacher on the planet who doesn’t see students mix up the words breath and breathe or lose and loose.
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Words We Confuse that Spellcheckers Miss, Part E
It’s been a while since I last mentioned the spelling problem posed by homophones, but I didn’t forget about it. I’m working my way through the alphabet, clarifying the distinctions between words that sound identical, but are spelled differently. These words will not be caught by spellcheckers; you just have to learn them.
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