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Rule "French's => French people"

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Description: French's => French people
Message: The more common plural noun here is French people or simply French.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The Frenches were led by Macron.
    Correction suggestion: French people, French
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • On March 5, 1975 Steve Wozniak attended the first meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club in Gordon French's garage.
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ID: FRENCH_S [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-04 22:33:07 +0200)