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Rule "gimme (give me)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: gimme (give me)
Message: The word "\1" is informal.
Category: Style (ID: STYLE)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Gimme my money.
    Correction suggestion: Give me
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Clearly, both the stock and bond market view Enron as being in dire straits," said independent research firm Gimme Credit analyst Carol Levenson.
ID: GIMME [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)