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Tweet of the night. But will big oil see it? They breathe the same air. (Original Post)
applegrove
Nov 2019
OP
Breathe. One takes a breath, or they may breathe in and out. Breath. Breathe. Different words.
Maru Kitteh
Nov 2019
#1
It's an incredibly common error! I've seen it slip past editors in some fairly prestigious
Maru Kitteh
Nov 2019
#5
You have every right to correct spelling. I try and reread but even then stuff gets by me.
applegrove
Nov 2019
#6
Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)1. Breathe. One takes a breath, or they may breathe in and out. Breath. Breathe. Different words.
So sorry. It's my pet p-e-e-v-e . . . lol.
applegrove
(118,677 posts)2. Thanks. I appreciate the correction.
Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)5. It's an incredibly common error! I've seen it slip past editors in some fairly prestigious
publications. I don't know why it bothers me so much. I guess everybody needs their own little peccadillo, this one's mine.
applegrove
(118,677 posts)6. You have every right to correct spelling. I try and reread but even then stuff gets by me.
I wish DU had a dictionary but that doesn't always work. Anyhow good that we talked about it. Hopefully that will mean that i remember. But good that we can help each other in this neuro-diverse world.
Volaris
(10,271 posts)3. '...is actually making out children dumber.'
I'm sure as far as the planet destroying fossil fuel industry is concerned, this will not be a problem.
Fuckers.
CurtEastPoint
(18,646 posts)4. Dump says he loves stupid people so it's clearly a GOP priority.