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Rule "and than (then)"

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Description: and than (then)
Message: Did you mean then?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-than-vs-then/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • How to add equal values and than replace them with their sum?
    Correction suggestion: then
  • Since than we've released two new versions.
    Correction suggestion: then
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ID: AND_THAN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)