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Rule "had vs. hard"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	had vs. hard
Message:	Did you mean <suggestion>hard</suggestion>?
Category:	Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	It was really had to do it. Correction suggestion: hard Seems to me that it wouldn’t be had to add but what do I know. Correction suggestion: hard I think it's had to know the truth. Correction suggestion: hard My furgulator's had to understand; these instructions are rubbish. Correction suggestion: hard
Correct sentences for comparison:	It was really hard to do it. Betsy's dance card is too full, so she's had to decline. She's really had to please. Because of the complexity, John's had to work carefully. In the past, when volumes have been low, SoCal's had to "prop up" flows. My furgulator's had to have a new gizmorotor; that cost me a month's salary!
ID:	HAD_HARD [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-24 22:33:07 +0200)

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