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Rule "already vs. all ready"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: already vs. all ready
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>al\3</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • We all ready have purchased it.
    Correction suggestion: already
  • We all ready are at the destination.
    Correction suggestion: already
  • I all so think that this is wrong.
    Correction suggestion: also
  • Should they all ready be available, we will collect them immediately.
    Correction suggestion: already
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • We already have purchased it.
ID: ALREADY_ALL_READY [9]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-13 22:33:10 +0100)