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Rule "barely vs. barley"

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Description: barely vs. barley
Message: Did you mean the adverb barely (= hardly, scarcely)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I could barley move.
    Correction suggestion: barely
  • He could barley even drink.
    Correction suggestion: barely
  • She could just barley see what's wrong.
    Correction suggestion: barely
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Can barley be eaten?
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BARLEY_BARELY [3]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)