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Rule "ego vs ago"

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Description: ego vs ago
Message: Did you mean alter ego (= 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
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: EGO_AGO [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)