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Rule "Confusion of mars/Mars"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Confusion of mars/Mars
Message: The planet, chocolate brand and the god are written with uppercase. '\2' refers to the verb 'mar' meaning to spoil, or the plural of the noun 'mar' meaning blemishes.
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mars#Verb
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The planet mars has.
    Correction suggestion: Mars
ID: CONFUSION_OF_MARS_MARS [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)