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Rule "has ought (ought)"

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Description: has ought (ought)
Message: The expression '\1 \2' is nonstandard. To correct it, simply remove '\1'.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • If I have ought to know by now, then maybe it's too late.
    Correction suggestion: ought to
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I often feel that these thoughts I have ought to be properly expanded in a much more formal way.
  • The reasons that I have ought to guide me in my motivations
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: HAS_OUGHT [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)