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Rule "It only gets worst (worse)"

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Description:	It only gets worst (worse)
Message:	Did you mean to use 'worse' here?
Category:	Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	It only gets worst. Correction suggestion: worse Front driver side is worst. Correction suggestion: worse It's worst if they decide to eat early as they have something scheduled around noon. Correction suggestion: worse
Correct sentences for comparison:	From first to worst in 4 easy weeks. Denmark performs worst (i.e. highest ranking) in the areas of environmental effects of fisheries (128) and forest management (96). Ralph Nader has a group called Worst Pill/Best Pill where people can look up drugs and see their history. Tech stocks were worst hit. Its Pretty shakey at stop lights also and is worst at idle… I have worst car in the world. Can't seem to understand why it's so hard for the team to make a list of test cases based on stuff they broke in the past, this is regression (at it's worst!).
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ID:	GETS_WORST [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)

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