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Rule "sceptic (septic)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: sceptic (septic)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>septic</suggestion> (=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
ID: CONFUSION_OF_SCEPTIC_SEPTIC [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)