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Rule "ask wether/weather (whether)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: ask wether/weather (whether)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>whether</suggestion>?
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.
ID: ASK_WETHER [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)