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Rule "ask wether/weather (whether)"

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Description: ask wether/weather (whether)
Message: Did you mean whether?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wether
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Don't ask me wether it is already decided!
    Correction suggestion: whether
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I asked whether it was true.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ASK_WETHER [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-23 22:33:07 +0200)