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Rule "eek vs eke"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: eek vs eke
Message: Did you mean the verb <suggestion>\1</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eke
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They eeked out a living.
    Correction suggestion: eked
ID: EKE_EEK [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-24 22:33:09 +0100)