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Rule "commonly confused words: $match"

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Description: commonly confused words: $match
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I have proscribed you a course of antibiotics.
    Correction suggestion: prescribed
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I have prescribed you a course of antibiotics.
Pattern: [Java Rule] Sourcecode
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: ENGLISH_WRONG_WORD_IN_CONTEXT
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)