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Rule "posess vs possess"

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Description: posess vs possess
Message: Did you mean the verb possesses (= to own)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/possess
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She posses a nice car.
    Correction suggestion: possesses
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: POSSES_POSSESS [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-21 11:28:37 +0200)