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Rule "half vs halve"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: half vs halve
Message: The word "\1" is a verb. Did you mean <suggestion>half</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • That's my halve of the calzone!
    Correction suggestion: half
ID: HALF_HALVE [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)