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Rule "oud't, oudn't, ould't → ouldn't"

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Description: oud't, oudn't, ould't → ouldn't
Message: Typo detected. Did you mean \1\2\3?
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They coud't come.
    Correction suggestion: couldn't
  • They coudn't come.
    Correction suggestion: couldn't
  • They could't come.
    Correction suggestion: couldn't
  • They couln't come.
    Correction suggestion: couldn't
  • They coudln't come.
    Correction suggestion: couldn't
  • They coundn't come.
    Correction suggestion: couldn't
  • They woudn't come.
    Correction suggestion: wouldn't
  • They shoudn't come.
    Correction suggestion: shouldn't
  • They couldln't come.
    Correction suggestion: couldn't
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: COUD_T [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-22 22:33:07 +0200)