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Rule "as vs. us"

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Description: as vs. us
Message: Did you mean us?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • For as, this works as expected.
    Correction suggestion: us
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • This time can be reduced to as less as 1 second.
  • My cell became the most popular meeting place in the garrison and I was as well cared for as if I had been at the Ritz.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: AS_US [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-29 22:33:07 +0200)