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Rule "for heaven's sake"

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Description:	for heaven's sake
Message:	It appears that in this idiom a possessive apostrophe is missing.
Category:	Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	For heavens sake! Correction suggestion: For heaven’s sake, For heavens’ sake For goodness sake! Correction suggestion: For goodness’s sake, For goodness’ sake
Correct sentences for comparison:	For Christ’s sake! For pity’s sake!
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	FOR_NOUN_SAKE [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-02 22:33:08 +0200)

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