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Rule "barely vs. barley"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: barely vs. barley
Message: Did you mean the adverb <suggestion>barely</suggestion> (= 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?
ID: BARLEY_BARELY [3]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)