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Rule "a scissor (scissors)"

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Description: a scissor (scissors)
Message: The noun "scissors" is mostly used in plural form.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.lexico.com/definition/scissors
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I needed a scissor to finally cut it.
    Correction suggestion: scissors, a pair of scissors
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: A_SCISSOR [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)