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Rule "I will by (buy) this car"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	I will by (buy) this car
Message:	Did you maybe mean <suggestion>buy</suggestion> or <suggestion>be</suggestion>?
Category:	Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/buy-by-bye-word-choice/#when-to-use-%E2%80%9Cbuy%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	I wouldn't by this pen. Correction suggestion: buy, be Long story short: don’t by Visonic MCT-340 E if you want a high resolution temperature measurement. Correction suggestion: buy, be
Correct sentences for comparison:	You don’t by any means need to do this. I’ve been told it doesn’t by default. Preferably something that doesn’t by its very definition rely upon oppressing people. Man can't live by bread alone. It does not by its terms prohibit retaliation.
ID:	BY_BUY [2]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-25 22:33:08 +0200)

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