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Rule "hat vs that"

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Description: hat vs that
Message: Did you mean that?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I hope hat you are happy.
    Correction suggestion: that
  • I hope hat the car is fast.
    Correction suggestion: that
  • I really hope hat your new car is fast.
    Correction suggestion: that
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Tom has an old felt hat he always wears in the rain.
  • That's the ugliest hat I've ever seen.
  • That's the very best hat I've ever seen.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: HAT_THAT [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-26 16:45:37 +0000)