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LOATH Vs Loathe...know The Difference And Usage by Nobody: 8:28pm On Jan 30, 2020
LOATH: an adjective, meaning "unwilling or reluctant." For example, "I am loath to go running when the temperature is below 40* F." (Note: Loath is sometimes (rarely) spelled loth, and is likely to be seen in British English.)
LOATHE: a verb meaning, "to dislike greatly." For example, "I loathe running in general, but I promised my friend we would do a 5K race together." Loathe is a transitive verb, which means it takes an object.
LOATH rhymes with the words "both" and "oath."
LOATHE: rhymes with the verb "to clothe."
"I was LOATH to plant mint in my herb garden because I had heard it can take over in a few years."
"I LOATHE cilantro, but husband eats it with everything."
If you have trouble remembering the difference between loathe and loath, remember that "loathe" rhymes with "clothe," which has a corresponding noun "cloth." It's also similar to breathe/breath and teethe/teeth. The verbs all have the "e." Now, in clothe/breathe/teethe, the corresponding words lacking the "e" are *nouns*, and "loath" is an *adjective*, but the similarity is there that it usually serves as a helpful memory trick.
Re: LOATH Vs Loathe...know The Difference And Usage by AfroBeatDiary: 11:55pm On Jan 30, 2020
TheSourcerer:
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People really need to stay away from that shit, it's killing our youth.
Re: LOATH Vs Loathe...know The Difference And Usage by TheSourcerer: 12:05am On Jan 31, 2020
AfroBeatDiary:
People really need to stay away from that shit, it's killing our youth.
keep up the selfless act , More Strength!
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