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Rule "can vs cab/cam"

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Description: can vs cab/cam
Message: Did you mean the modal verb can?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/can-could-grammar/#when-to-use-%E2%80%9Ccan%E2%80%9D
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Cab you confirm that it does not work?
    Correction suggestion: Can
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: CAN_CAB [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)