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Rule "have bean (been)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: have bean (been)
Message: Did you mean the verb <suggestion>been</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/forms-of-to-be/#forms-of-the-verb-%E2%80%9Cto-be%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I have not bean happy with the solution.
    Correction suggestion: been
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I think I will have bean chili.
  • I had bean soup and cutlet for dinner.
ID: BEAN_BEEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)