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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: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)