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Rule "theses (these)"

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Description: theses (these)
Message: Did you mean these?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Are theses scenes from a novel?
    Correction suggestion: these
  • That's why the two countries look as they do theses days.
    Correction suggestion: these
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • There are universities that are dedicated just to this field, thousands of people doing theses on Picasso, for example.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: CONFUSION_OF_THESES_THESE [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)