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Rule "sceptic (septic)"

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Description: sceptic (septic)
Message: Did you mean septic (=infected with bacteria/causing putrefaction)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He died of cardiac arrest as a result of the sceptic infection.
    Correction suggestion: septic
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: CONFUSION_OF_SCEPTIC_SEPTIC [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)