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Rule "ego vs ago"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: ego vs ago
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>alter ego</suggestion> (= second self)?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alter%20ego
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This is my altar ago.
    Correction suggestion: alter ego
ID: EGO_AGO [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)