{"id":8874,"date":"2024-06-27T23:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T23:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=8874"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:21:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:21:34","slug":"breath-vs-breathe-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/breath-vs-breathe-whats-the-difference","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Breath\u2019 vs. \u2018breathe\u2019: What\u2019s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">\u201cBreath\u201d and \u201cbreathe\u201d are spelled similarly, so it\u2019s easy to get the two words confused. 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