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Rule "er (her, err, Er)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	er (her, err, Er)
Message:	Do not use '\1' in formal text. Use it only in quoted text to represent a hesitation. Did you mean <suggestion>her</suggestion>, <suggestion>err</suggestion> or <suggestion>Er</suggestion> (erbium)? Or possibly, there is an unnecessary space before or after '\1'.
Category:	Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link:	https://www.lexico.com/definition/er
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	I worship er. Correction suggestion: her, err, Er Is er the chemical symbol for erbium? Correction suggestion: her, err, Er If you er on the side of caution, you will be safe. Correction suggestion: her, err, Er She is a worship er in our local church. Correction suggestion: her, err, Er This was, er, the point of rotating events. Correction suggestion: her, err, Er She was the only beneficiary of the will, er go, the prime suspect. Correction suggestion: her, err, Er
Correct sentences for comparison:	I worship her. "I'm like, er, quite pleased with this rule," he said. er… Great minds think alike So…er…what happened? Back 'er up. Heavenly ire / ne'er sent a pest more loathsome; Orange Spike Energy (the 16oz’er) MF’er is a polite salutation. Whoe'er yields properly to Fate is deemed... Suggest to do a basic battery alternator diy’er check too. The only one I would change by adding more er’s. Its driving me crazy(er). Most unusually, in some conditions with long sentences er… The issue: The er... er.operationComplete() er.png886×761 284 KB Top level domain: .er ... spørgsmål om CVR er åben. She's an uppity n*er, I think throw er; // Unhandled ‘error’ event While not as Agile, this Thundercat is Fast**er, and more Stealthy in his performance. ... from /home/deploy er/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.0/lib/ruby/2.3.0/tsort.rb:421 When I try to actually use the CD player, it just says (er -2) error 2. Det er et spørgsmål om CV. er name is Mary.
ID:	ER [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)